coping saw

English

A coping saw.

Noun

coping saw (plural coping saws)

1. A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes.
   • 1998, Alan Bridgewater, How to Use & Care for Woodworking Tools, page 11:

     The coping saw, with its small U-shaped metal frame and 6-inch-long 14-point blade, is in a good many respects a bow saw in miniature.

Coordinate terms

• fretsaw
• jigsaw
• sabre saw

Translations

a saw for cutting wood into curved shapes

• Finnish: lehtisaha (fi)
• French: scie à chantourner (fr)
• Maori: kani ānau, kani whakaniko
• Swedish: lövsåg (sv) c