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[[File:SawBlade.png|right|300px|A saw blade]]
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'''Saw blades''' are an environmental hazard in ''Team Fortress 2''. [[Sawmill]] remains the only map to feature them, however the blades have appeared in some [[custom maps]]. Saw blades typically run in set grooves along either side of a capture point, usually in the center of a map. They move slowly enough that players can move out of harm's way, but are fast enough to catch sluggish or distracted players unaware, especially when they battle around the control point.

If a player is hit by a saw blade or is touched by it, he will automatically be killed. Death occurs regardless of whether the player is [[ÜberCharge]]d, is using the [[Dead Ringer]] or is subject to any other protective buff. If a player is near death and is subsequently hit by a saw blade, they will receive one [[death]] point and the player/s who damaged him will receive a "finished off" kill. The saw blade can also be used to earn the [[Obtaining Scout achievements|Foul Territory]] achievement by Scouts using the [[Sandman]], as well as the [[Obtaining Scout achievements|Fall Classic]] achievement with the [[Force-A-Nature]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Sawmill cap point.png|The saw blades as they appear on [[Sawmill]].
File:CTF Sawmill Center.png|The saw blades as they appear on [[Sawmill (Capture the Flag)]].
</gallery>

=== Kill icon ===
{{see also|Weapons|l1=List of kill icons}}
{{Kill notice|extend = yes|width = 25%|weapon = saw|victim = Scout}}

=== Demonstration ===
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== Update history ==
'''[[August 17, 2009 Patch]]'''
* Sticky bombs now ignore saw blades.

== Trivia ==
* After a player dies on a saw blade, the player's blood will stain the blade until the next round.

== Related Achievements ==
=== {{icon class|class=scout|link=scout}} [[Scout]] ===
{{Show achievement|Scout|Foul Territory}}
{{Show achievement|Scout|Fall Classic}}
=== {{icon class|class=demoman|link=demoman}} [[Demoman]] ===
{{Show achievement|Demoman|He Who Celt It}}

== See also ==
* [[Damage]]
* [[Trains]]
* [[Fall damage]]

[[Category:Gameplay]]