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"Nancy G." > wrote:

> Just a guess on my part, but in commercial operations a power saw is
> used to split the carcass down the backbone. It looks like it may be a
> replacement saw blade for that purpose.
>
> Years ago our slaughter man used a modified chainsaw for this pupose.
> For small homestead operations you can use a bone saw or even a new
> hacksaw and saw by hand.
>

Some people use electric reciprocating saws too. :-)
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