Large saw - Ogabiki

…The appearance of the large saw brought about a major revolution in board-making and wood processing technology, but because it was so large, the manufacturing process for the saw blade was difficult, and it seems that it was generally difficult to obtain. Around the 15th century, lumber processing craftsmen called large sawbiki and small sawbiki (woodbiki) appeared. In the second half of the 16th century, a single-person front-sawn large saw (also known as a woodbiki saw) with a short blade appeared, and remained the main saw used for board-making until sawing machines became widespread in the mid-Meiji period. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "sawing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…大鋸の出現は製板および木材加工技術に一大革新をもたらしたが，大型であるため鋸身の製法が難しく，一般に入手困難であったらしい。15世紀ころには，大鋸引，小引(木挽)という材木加工の工匠が現れてくる。16世紀後半になって，刃渡りの短い一人びきの前びき大鋸(別名，木挽鋸)が現れ，明治半ばに製材機械が普及するまで，主要製板用の鋸となった。…

※「大鋸引」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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