Related Clues:

• They can go into the grain
• Wood cutters
• Wood-cutting tools
• Wise words
• Trims two-by-fours
• Proverbs
• Homely sayings
• Aesop's morals, e.g.
• Cuts off a limb
• Almanac sayings
• Adages
• Words to the wise
• They may be pulled in two directions
• Toolshop supply
• Cuts corners, in a way