coping saw

noun

coping saw

noun

1

A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes.

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.1998, Alan Bridgewater, How to Use & Care for Woodworking Tools, page 11:

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