		Sawing - Course: Manual woodworking techniques. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut f�r Berufliche Entwicklung, 14 p.)
			(introduction...)
			1. The Purpose of Sawing
			2. The Basic Construction of Sawing Tools
			3. Types of Saws
			4. Sharpening of Sawing Tools
			5. Working Rules for Sawing of Wooden Materials

Sawing means to separate wood and wood-based materials by cutting in a thin saw kerf.

We distinguish between

- sawing across the grain (cross cutting)
- sawing with the grain (ripping)
- curving and
- sawing for making wood joints.