Topic summary

Pitsaw

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Whipsaw.

Gallery

Woodcut showing work above a saw pit
Pitsaw being sharpened
Two men sawing lumber with a pitsaw, the log on trestles rather than over a saw pit
Two types of hand-powered frame or sash saws
A postcard of Chinese sawyers using frame saws around 1900. This method does not need a saw pit.