Saw

:The article is about the cutting tool. For other meanings of saw, see Saw (disambiguation).

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A saw is a tool for cutting wood or other material, consisting of a serrated blade (a blade with the cutting edge dentated or toothed) and worked either by hand or by steam, water, electric or other power.

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Tool - Wood - Serrated blade - Edge - Tooth - Hand - Steam - Water - Electric - Power

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Though Greek mythology indicates Perdix, the nephew of Daedalos, the inventor of the saw, unearthed constructed wooden artifacts from Ancient and Predynastic Egypt suggest possibly a much earlier date (see http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/hesyra/news.htm, Predynastic Egypt).

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Greek mythology - Daedalos - Constructed - Wooden - Artifact - Ancient - Predynastic Egypt

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