maybe because it is actually a square tube with chiseled edges with a drill bit in the center of the square tube-- The drill bit drills out most of the wood meat and the square chiseled tube slices down the sides of the wooden hole making it square thus creating a tenon hole.
Because the blade is not designed for cutting curves. It's specifically designed for making very straight, accurate cuts.
A tenon saw is a short, stiff-bladed tool which is generally used when the cut needs to be straight. Typical applications would be for cutting mitre joints and tenons for mortice and tenon joints - hence the name. It is a fine-toothed rip saw and will generally cut on both the forward and backward strokes.
They are both used to cut wood, and that's about it for commonality.
The partner of a mortise is a tenon. A mortise is a cavity or hole cut into a piece of wood or other material, while a tenon is a projecting piece of wood or other materials that is designed to fit into the mortise, creating a joint. Together, a mortise and tenon form a strong and stable connection in woodworking.
the key features of a tenon saw is the shark jagged teeth at the bottom of the saw to cut your wood.
Tenon Saw : Used to cut metal tubes, rods and metal sheets. Hacksaw: Used for cutting straight lines in wood. Crosscut Saw: Used to cut wood purposly at 90 digrees to the wood grain. Coping Saw: Used for cutting a range of woods. Usefull for cutting shapes and curves. Keyhole Saw: Used for cutting small holes in wood.
A tenon saw is a stiff handsaw used to cut tenons on the end of a bit of wood. It can remove one or two sections of timber leaving a thinner section (a tenon) which is then glued into a mortice (a squared off groove in another bit of wood) making a strong mortice and tenon joint. Framed doors are made this way.
A tenon (also called a back saw or Jack saw) is a rigid back cutting saw used for cutting furniture joinery: tenon joints, housing dados, sliding dovetails, even box and flat finger joints. Tenon saws come in two basic varieties: rip for cutting with the grain, and crosscut for cutting across the grain.
If I was cutting curves in wood, I would use a sabre saw or a keyhole saw.If I was cutting curves in wood, I would use a sabre saw or a keyhole saw.
The word tenon is a term used in carpentry. It is the reduced size end of a wooden beam that is fitted to a pocket cut into the next piece of wood. The term is also used by stonemasons and blacksmiths. This is a link to an article showing a mortise and tenon joint. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortise_and_tenon
To cut small and medium pieces of wood accurately.
To use a tendon saw first grip the saw handle with your hand and align the blade with the cut line. Score the wood by making a single cut and use that to continue cutting forward.
There is no definite date on that, but tenon saws have been used for at least 200 years just the way we see them now.