Fig. 1.
Experimental setup used to cut the bone, the setup consisted of: an oscillating saw (a) fastened to a vertical sliding platform (b) guided by 3 stainless steel rods and brass sliding bearings (c). The bone specimen (d) was clamped in a v-groove holder (e), that was connected to an aluminium base plate (f). Interchangeable weights could be attached to the platform (g). The sawing action is further illustrated in Fig. 2.