试论框锯的发明与建筑木作制材

刀锯是我国（建筑）木工使用的工具之一，一直长期使用，但它不能用来解木。约在南北朝后期，我国有了框锯的使用。它是由刀锯演化为弓形锯，再由弓形锯逐渐发展而来的。框锯的发明，直接影响到木作的制材技术，为古建筑材分制的形成准备了技术前提，并影响到建筑技术乃至建筑工艺的方方面面。

Research on the Tnvention of Frame-saw and Its Influence on Timber-making in Chinese Architecture

Knife saw was used as one of Chinese carpenter's tools for a long period in the early days, but it could not be used for timber-making. The frame saw was used at the later stage of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It was developed gradually from arched-saw, which was evolved from knife saw. The invention of frame-saw directly affects on the technology of wooden system material making, formed the skill prerequisite for the caifen system of traditional architecture, and influenced every aspect of traditional architectural skill and art.