pit saw

pit saw - A twelve-foot long saw with very large teeth used for sawing lumber. A board or two were taken up off the store loft. The log was placed across the beams. One man stayed on the loft while the other stayed below. Thus positioned one would pull up and the other down on the saw. Boat blanks [...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63037
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/63037 2023-12-31T10:19:26+01:00 pit saw 1972/03/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63037 eng eng P Clara Dorothy James, 71-103/46 Brigus References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16539 P_16539_pit saw http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63037 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z pit saw - A twelve-foot long saw with very large teeth used for sawing lumber. A board or two were taken up off the store loft. The log was placed across the beams. One man stayed on the loft while the other stayed below. Thus positioned one would pull up and the other down on the saw. Boat blanks [sic] [reverse] were sawed in this way. A pit saw was also used for cutting blocks of ice. [image] ceiling beams log _Pit saw_ Today, if a man needs timber to build a boat he can get it at the lumberyards. Pit-saws are therefore, rarely, if ever, used today. JH 3/72 [see other side] Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'pet saw' reverse of card at P_16540 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
pit saw
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description pit saw - A twelve-foot long saw with very large teeth used for sawing lumber. A board or two were taken up off the store loft. The log was placed across the beams. One man stayed on the loft while the other stayed below. Thus positioned one would pull up and the other down on the saw. Boat blanks [sic] [reverse] were sawed in this way. A pit saw was also used for cutting blocks of ice. [image] ceiling beams log _Pit saw_ Today, if a man needs timber to build a boat he can get it at the lumberyards. Pit-saws are therefore, rarely, if ever, used today. JH 3/72 [see other side] Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'pet saw' reverse of card at P_16540
format Manuscript
title pit saw
title_short pit saw
title_full pit saw
title_fullStr pit saw
title_full_unstemmed pit saw
title_sort pit saw
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/63037
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation P
Clara Dorothy James, 71-103/46
Brigus
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16539
P_16539_pit saw
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