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FIIG:  A23900

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  2

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  A narrow strip of steel tapering to a point and having a series of cutting teeth along one edge. The width at the butt end must not exceed 1-3/8 inches (34.9 millimeters) nor be less than 1 inch (25.4 millimeters). Designed with accommodations at the butt end for attachment of a fixed or adjustable pistol grip handle. Used in woodworking for making curved or circular cuts.

Basic INC:  70032

Basic Name:  BLADE

Description:  1. The broad, flat, or concave part of a machine or tool that comes into contact with the material to be removed, cleared, wiped, scraped, or the like (such as the blade of a windshield wiper, the blade of a bulldozer or snowplow, a shovel's blade, paint scraper blade, oar, paddle, or the like). 2. The flat or Spiral cutting edge of a knife, saw, or other tool or weapon. 3. An arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine.