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scie à couteau bois

English translation: pruning saw

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French term or phrase:scie à couteau bois
English translation:pruning saw
Entered by: Rachel Fell

11:06 Oct 9, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture
French term or phrase: scie à couteau bois
Sorry, no context.
still on that list of tools :
- griffe piocheuse
- élageur coupe tirante
- scie à couteau bois
- balai gazon fil plat
- balai cantonnier

Thanks
mimi 254
Local time: 07:26
pruning saw
Explanation:
I know pruning isn't mentioned, but that's the sort of wood saw that seems to be meant, as pruning saws seems to be in this knife-like shape nowadays, either folding or not so.

pics.: http://tinyurl.com/yggfup9

http://jardinor.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/travaux-saisonniers...


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http://www.abbeygardensales.co.uk/subprod/corona-pruning-saw...

http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/helen-yemm-tests-/pruning-...

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Note added at 3 days26 mins (2009-10-12 11:32:39 GMT) Post-grading
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Actually, I don't think it's about the handle, but that the blade is designed for sawing smallish branches, as in pruning.
Selected response from:

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:26
Grading comment
Thanks! I think this one is the best and I believe the word "bois" there is just to say that it has a wooden handle - i'll specify it in my text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1wood cutting saw
Chris Hall
3 +2pruning saw
Rachel Fell
4(wood) folding saw
Emmanuelle Debon
4wood saw
Travelin Ann
4 -1Wood saw blade
transworder
3pad saw for wood
B D Finch


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Wood saw blade


Explanation:
Wood saw blade

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-10-09 11:15:01 GMT)
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http://www.toolfetch.com/wood-blades-1.shtml
http://www.globalsources.com/manufacturers/Wood-Saw-Blade.ht...


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Note added at 10 mins (2009-10-09 11:16:27 GMT)
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Saw blades could be circular, for use with rotating instruments/machines or linear for use with hand tools to cut wood.

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-10-09 11:17:56 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw

transworder
Local time: 09:26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Chris Hall: "blade" (of a saw) = (une) lame. I fail to understand why you believe as you quote "the question is about the blade" when no reference of blade is even made here...
1 hr
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(wood) folding saw


Explanation:
Si j'en crois ceci :
http://jardinor.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/travaux-saisonniers...
(voir "scie à couteau" + image)

et ceci :http://images.google.fr/images?hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=or...

Emmanuelle Debon
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: I think you have correctly identified what this is, except that it doesn't have to be a folding one. It is all about the type of handle.
33 mins
  -> I suppose so... Thanks for this detail!
neutral  Chris Hall: Not necessarily a folding saw - I agree with B.D. Finch here. As for transworder's comment about the "blade", this comment is completely unfounded and unjustified.
3 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wood cutting saw


Explanation:
This seems to be the most logical answer to me.

Chris Hall
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: And given the context of this list of tools...
20 mins
  -> Many thanks for your feedback - much appreciated. Kind regards, Chris.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wood saw


Explanation:
Simply this

I worked in the blade industry for more than 20 years.



Travelin Ann
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: English
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pad saw for wood


Explanation:
These do have the right sort of handle, but the blades are always fairly thin, because they are for sawing out holes, so it might not be right.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-10-09 14:27:18 GMT)
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Before transworder zaps me too: this is NOT just about the blade and Emmanuelle found a perfectly good picture on a French website. The reason it seems to be called "à couteau" is that the type of handle is an extension of the blade, like a knife handle, rather than the classic type of saw handle.


    Reference: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Saws/Pad+Saw/d10/...
B D Finch
France
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pruning saw


Explanation:
I know pruning isn't mentioned, but that's the sort of wood saw that seems to be meant, as pruning saws seems to be in this knife-like shape nowadays, either folding or not so.

pics.: http://tinyurl.com/yggfup9

http://jardinor.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/travaux-saisonniers...


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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2009-10-10 21:52:49 GMT)
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http://www.abbeygardensales.co.uk/subprod/corona-pruning-saw...

http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/helen-yemm-tests-/pruning-...

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Note added at 3 days26 mins (2009-10-12 11:32:39 GMT) Post-grading
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Actually, I don't think it's about the handle, but that the blade is designed for sawing smallish branches, as in pruning.

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks! I think this one is the best and I believe the word "bois" there is just to say that it has a wooden handle - i'll specify it in my text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Owen Beith
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Owen:-)
agree  B D Finch: Yes, this does make the most sense. I think "bois" is about it being a wood saw, as it would seem irrelevant what material the handle was made from.
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thank you B D - yes, I agree.
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