Sawyer (occupation)

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Katsushika Hokusai
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Sawyer is an occupational term referring to someone who saws wood, particularly using a

pitsaw[1] either in a saw pit or with the log on trestles above ground or operates a sawmill. One such job is the occupation of someone who cuts lumber to length for the consumer market, a task now often done by end users or at lumber and home improvement stores.[2]

The term is still widely used in the

construction industry, the term is applied to the operator of a concrete saw
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Sawyer" def. 1 formerly "Sawer" def. 1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition.
  2. ^ 20 Jobs That Have Disappeared, By Miranda Marquit, Main Street, thestreet.com, May 3, 2010.