crossrails

Updated: May 20, 2025

Swing-frames for carrying saws are ordinarily of wrought iron or steel, and made up of several pieces mortised and tenoned together in the form of a rectangular frame or parallelogram, of which the longest sides are termed verticals and the shortest crossheads or crossrails.

Various - Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 : A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.