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Glossary Saber Saw:

under construction 8-5-09

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Two types of saber saws are manufactured: portable and stationary. Similar to a Jig Saw, the stationary saber saw is set up so that the blade is held only at its lower end.

In the image below, on left, notice that since the blade's top is free, the operator can make internal cuts without removing the blade from the Chuck.

The portable saber saw -- a hand-held motorized Jig Saw or Coping Saw -- is used for curve and internal cutting as well as the other work performed by a jig or coping saw.

On the left is a cut-away image of a 1955 stationary saber saw. Source? Page 7 of this 1956 Porter-Cable catalog shows that manufacturer's model. Notice that in 1956, Porter-Cable's name for their tool was "Bayonet Saw".

And in this image below, an article (with photo) in the Tacoma News Tribune, 11-39-58, extolls the usefuness of this new tool.