edge tool

A tool, such as a chisel, that has a cutting edge.

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edge tool

(Tools) a tool with one or more cutting edges

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edge′ tool`

a tool with a cutting edge.

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Noun

edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

adz, adze - an edge tool used to cut and shape wood

ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

chisel - an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

cutlery, cutting tool, cutter - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

gouge - and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

hand ax, hand axe - a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping

handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

hob - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears

knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

knife edge, cutting edge - the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife

pickax, pickaxe, pick - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

carpenter's plane, woodworking plane, plane - a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"

razor - edge tool used in shaving

pair of scissors, scissors - an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

scythe - an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

shear - a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

reap hook, reaping hook, sickle - an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

wire cutter - an edge tool used in cutting wire

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I possess the hammer and the nail, and in my hands they are utensils no more formidable than a club in the hands of a maker of edge tools. And yet all that is required is to find the magic word which Zéchiélé pronounced when he struck his nail."

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In the method, when at least the sheet made of thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin composition obtained by blending the thermoplastic resin and the elastomer is cut into the predetermined length, the cutting is performed by using an edge tool having a non-sharp edge under a temperature condition not lower than 60[degrees]C and not higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin.

Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire

In 1875 a new factory was built for them in Pritchett Street called Edge Tool (Exchange Works), now being run by his grandsons John William, Robert and Henry.

The history of an industrial dynasty

Micro-Rib features cutting edge tool design which, along with Nicholl's ongoing development of alloys, offers manufacturers the lowest weight food tray whilst still delivering the strength and appearance of a traditional smoothwall tray.

Award winning innovation from Nicholl: Nicholl Food Packaging's recently-launched Micro-Rib aluminium foil food tray has won an Alufoil Trophy in the Resource Efficiency category, with the judges praising its lightweight properties and advanced manufacturing process, which deliver noticeable environmental benefits

With this edge tool, technicians can see the quality of calls in progress by measuring the RTP stream and displaying the number of frames, frames dropped and out-of-sequence frames, and jitter.

Portable VoIP vision

Their website, TechsUnite.org, has over 10,000 subscribers and has been a cutting edge tool to bringing workers together in communities around the country.

High-speed outsourcing: jobs, workers and rights in the age of capital flight

Lear, Standard Steel, Mann Edge Tool, Collins Tool, and Guardian Industries have all closed their local plants and moved them abroad, mostly to Mexico.

Deliberate decline: the jobs needed to live the American Dream are fast disappearing--not because of unrestrained market forces but because of government policies including NAFTA

SBA is considering waiving the application of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing (NAICS 332992) and the Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing (NAICS 332212) industries.

Waiver of Nonmanufacturer Rule. (Small Business Briefs)

The URM style is a multi-cutting edge tool and the URH is a single cutting edge tool.

Beaming tools. (Cutting Tools/Toolholders)

Buckman was one of the first companies in the industry, to utilize knowledge management as a cutting edge tool to resolve customer problems through high-speed telecommunications.

Buckham Laboratories

The HyperPort from Leading Edge Tool has a novel approach.

LEADING EDGE "HYPERPORT"