# A@InsideShoulderhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmDown Frontandback
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

Pictorial representation of the dominant hand sawing through wood represented by the nondominant hand.

### Production

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* This two-handed ASL sign has two postures:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape near the body, lateral with the dominant shoulder, at shoulder height, palm facing back, thumb on top. Posture non-dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about an elbow's length out from the center body, chest high, palm facing down, fingers pointing toward the dominant side.
*** Move the dominant hand repeatedly frontward toward the nondominant side and backward toward the dominant side to the next posture while holding the non-dominant hand in this posture.
** Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape on the back of the nondominant hand, palm facing back, thumb on top.
| dominant hand (strong) | type contour plane quality local movement | move | move | move | move | move | move |
| dominant hand (strong) | Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation | ‘A’ (Au^) whole hand at (c) ? (p1SH) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | ‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) at (c) ? (BK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | ‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) at (c) ? (BK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | ‘A’ (Au^) whole hand at (c) ? (p1SH) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | ‘A’ (Au^) whole hand at (c) ? (p1SH) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | ‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) at (c) ? (BK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) |
| nondominant hand (weak) | type contour plane quality local movement | hold | hold | hold | hold | hold | hold |
| nondominant hand (weak) | Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP) |
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### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: SAW)
* to saw

#### Synonyms

* OpenB@BackHand-PalmBack-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside