Editing Coping saw (section)

== History ==
[[File:Félibien - Des principes de l'architecture - plate 457 - detail.jpg|thumb|Detail of engraving from book, [[André Félibien]], ''Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dépendent'', 1676, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b86268296/f485.image Planche LXIV, page 451, Fig. B] showing possibly the oldest depiction of coping saw.]]
The coping saw was most likely invented in the middle of the 16th century following innovations in [[metallurgy]] and with the invention of the spring-driven clock. Blades made of this material were strong and flexible thanks to [[Rolling (metalworking)|rolling]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = fretsaw {{!}} tool|url = http://www.britannica.com/technology/fretsaw|access-date = 2015-07-12|work = Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = A History of Coping Saws in Five Paragraphs|url = http://blog.lostartpress.com/2014/02/05/a-history-of-coping-saws-in-five-paragraphs/|website = [[Lost Art Press]]|access-date = 2015-07-12|first = Chris|last = Schwarz}}</ref> This saw was also used in combination with the so-called ''Chevalet de Marqueterie'', invented in 1780, allowing to saw pack of veneers with one angle of cut.<ref>{{Cite web|title = A Return to Tradition: the Marquetry Chevalet|url = http://www.leevalley.com/US/newsletters/Woodworking/4/5/article2.htm|access-date = 2015-07-12|publisher = Lee Valley and veritas|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150706002433/http://www.leevalley.com/US/newsletters/Woodworking/4/5/article2.htm|archive-date = 2015-07-06|url-status = dead}}</ref>