Foxtail (saw)
The foxtail is a hand saw that gets its rigidity from a corresponding blade thickness and width. It does not have a thickened back like the precision saw .
Common lengths are from 400 mm to 600 mm. Depending on the blade, the foxtail saws either butt (DIN 7244) or butt and pull, which enables very fast and powerful work. Tool steel has proven itself as a material for both the blade body and the teeth . However, bimetal blades with a tough blade body and hard cutting edges or saws equipped with hard metal inserts are also in use. The teeth are often side set , sometimes quite strong.
In Europe, the foxtail is part of the basic equipment for carpentry and DIY with wood. Compared to the increasingly popular Japanese saw , which only saws on pull, the foxtail creates a significantly wider cut and thus removes a relatively large amount of material. However, with the foxtail it is still possible to make slight readjustments while sawing, which is particularly advantageous when cutting large panels.
Some artists use the foxtail as a musical instrument , often with a longer saw blade in the manner of a shot saw . With a violin bow they make the saw blade vibrate and the pitch is varied by more or less strong bending of the blade. One then speaks of the "singing saw" .
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- ↑ Wolfgang Nutsch and Other: wood technology expertise. 22nd edition. Verlag Europa – Lehrmittel, Haan – Gruiten 2010, ISBN 978-3-8085-4045-9 , p. 329.
- ↑ Table book wood occupations. Bildungsverlag Eins, Troisdorf 2002, ISBN 3-441-92350-2 , p. 150.