pit saw

pit saw II. _"PIT SAW"_ [image] about 5ft Unlike the "crosscut", the "pit saw" is much longer and the handles are perpendicular with the flat surface of the saw blade. This saw is used to saw logs into boards or planks. It went out of use around 1950, at Sop's Arm....

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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/64638
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/64638 2023-12-31T10:18:53+01:00 pit saw 1972/08/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64638 eng eng P Claude Hamlyn, 68-10MS, p.120 Sop's Arm References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16543 P_16543_pit saw http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/64638 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z pit saw II. _"PIT SAW"_ [image] about 5ft Unlike the "crosscut", the "pit saw" is much longer and the handles are perpendicular with the flat surface of the saw blade. This saw is used to saw logs into boards or planks. It went out of use around 1950, at Sop's Arm. I have seen one being used around that date. JH 8/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'pet saw'] Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
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 II. _"PIT SAW"_ [image] about 5ft Unlike the "crosscut", the "pit saw" is much longer and the handles are perpendicular with the flat surface of the saw blade. This saw is used to saw logs into boards or planks. It went out of use around 1950, at Sop's Arm. I have seen one being used around that date. JH 8/72 Not used Not used Withdrawn [see 'pet saw']
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/64638
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
Claude Hamlyn, 68-10MS, p.120
Sop's Arm
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16543
P_16543_pit saw
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