Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- KERF
- The kerf is the slot a saw leaves behind, its width is set by how far the teeth are bent outward, just enough to keep the blade from binding in the cut.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FLEAM
- Fleam is the angle at which a saw tooth is filed across its face. A higher fleam angle slices wood fibers cleanly and is favored for crosscutting across the grain.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GULLET
- The gullet is the curved valley between two teeth; it carries sawdust up and out of the cut so the blade stays free and fast.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- RIPSAW
- A ripsaw's teeth are filed straight across like tiny chisels, designed to tear along the grain rather than slice across it, a fundamentally different cutting action.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Saw: a free large-print word search
The Saw, a free, large-print word search through the teeth, the kerf, and every clean stroke of a well-set blade.
About The Saw
A handsaw that has been properly set and sharpened is a deeply satisfying thing, the way it glides through a pine board with almost no effort, leaving a clean, pale kerf behind it. Every part of a saw has a name earned over centuries of craft: the gullet, the fleam angle, the taper of the plate, the careful tension of the spine on a back saw. In the workshop, learning to cut to a line is one of the first true skills, and the sound of a smooth crosscut stroke is its own kind of reward.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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