Sawbuck smaller pieces ( in length) of firewood in rapid succession. A sawbuck should be heavy enough to negate any kickback from the saw while cutting. Building a sawbuck that is too light could result in injury as it may tip over while cutting, especially with a chainsaw. In Canada and Britain, and the United States, a sawbuck is called a "sawhorse", although this term also refers to a similar device used (often in pairs) to support wood planks. "Sawbuck" is also a slang term for a U.S. $10 bill, derived from the similarity between the shape of a sawbuck device
Replacement banknote by numismatists. Some of the highest prices paid for modern (post-1928) U.S. banknotes have been for star notes. A star note was also substituted for the last note in a block rather than printing a note with a serial number consisting of eight zeros. This practice is no longer in use, as the highest range of serial numbers is now reserved for uncut sheets sold to collectors, so regular notes intended for circulation do not reach the final serial number in the block. Replacement banknote A replacement banknote, commonly referred to as a star note, is a banknote that is