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Machines strip the insulation material off the copper, then use blades to chop and shred it into granules a few millimeters long, sometimes known as ‘copper chops.’

With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.

Union official Ahmed Saih, who represents prison officers at the jail, told AFP on Thursday that the inmates used "old-fashioned, manual saw blades".

Its rosewood handle and rectangular blade have transformed the way I cook and even the way I live.

“They weigh 30 tons and have up to 18-foot blades and can bury smoldering fuels and expose new fuels, which can create new hazards and place firefighters at risk.”