> Note: «serra de bracet» does not appear in the DCVB or in the sources consulted (please verify with oral sources). In the DCVB, bracet in Mallorca is the connecting rod of the mower or a pole of the batre cart . The file includes the mountain ranges with a documented Mallorcan name. The slug remains.
What is
- Serra: serrated steel blade, attached to a handle or a frame, which cuts with a swing (DCVB).
- Serra de cadastre (Mall.): wide blade saw mounted on a rectangular wooden frame, vertically, moved by two men: one standing on the trunk and the other on the ground (DCVB).
- Verduc (Mall.): the two-man cross-cutting saw that moves horizontally, for very thick logs (in Catalonia, saw to climb) (DCVB).
How is
- Cadastre saw: quadrilong frame; crossbars at the top and bottom that act as handles. The trunk or plank rests horizontally on wooden cavalls (trestles).
- Verduc: long blade with handles at both ends (measurements: to be verified).
How is fa
- Steel blade (imported or from the ferrer); fuster frame. See eines de fuster , Majorcan fusteria .
- Sharpening and setting of teeth: sawyer 's job (process: to be verified).
Com s'usa
- Cadastre saw: remove planks and beams from the trunk, in the forest or in the workshop. One pulls from above, another from below.
- Verduc: cutting thick trunks (pine, holm oak, olive). See oliver whip .
- Winter work in the forest (to verify).
Vocabulary
- serra — saw.
- sawer — sawyer.
- cadastre saw — two-man vertical frame saw (Mall.).
- verduc — two-man chopper (Mall.).
- cavalls — trestles.
- serra (was) — elongated heap of beaten harvest before separating straw and grain (includes Bal.).
History
- 1331: "a serra arborera" (large log saw), Capmany.
- 1388: “duas serras parvas” (BSAL).
- 20th century: the mechanical saw and the sawmill replace the two-man saws (dates in Mallorca: to be verified).
On veure'n
- Museum of Mallorca, ethnological section (Wall) : carpentry tools.
Why is it design
- Tool for two: pair work is part of the design (rhythm, turns).
- Frame that tensions the blade: wood + a thin blade = straight cut without a thick blade.
- Everything repairable: blade, wedges, frame.
For the project
- Confirm with senior carpenters (e.g. Fusteria Tomeu Mestre, Sineu ) if “serra de bracet” exists and what it is.
- Piece: drawing of the cadastre saw in use (two figures, trunk, trestles).
Frequently asked questions
What is Wood saws: serra de cadastre and verduc?
> Note: «serra de bracet» does not appear in the DCVB or in the sources consulted (please verify with oral sources). In the DCVB, bracet in Mallorca is the…
What are the traditional words for Wood saws: serra de cadastre and verduc?
Some words: cavalls, serra, serra de cadastre, serrador, verduc.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.