ripsaw

Coarse-toothed lumber tool

A ripsaw is a handsaw designed for cutting wood along the grain, with teeth angled to slice through fibers like tiny chisels rather than across them.

The teeth are coarser and more widely spaced than on a crosscut saw.

He grabbed the ripsaw to cut the board lengthwise.

tool

crosscut

Perpendicular timber cut

  • kerfIncision from a blade
  • bladeFlat cutting edge
  • teethEnamel-covered chewing structures

handle · cutting · ripping · lumber · timber · woodgrain · workbench · sharpening · set · gullet

carpentry

woodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

timber · boards · ripping · planks · rough-cut · dimensioning · resawing · millwork · framing · carpenter

saws

backsaw

Spine-reinforced hand saw

teeth

coarse

Rough in texture

sharpened · filed · beveled · points · gullets · fleam · cutting-edge

Categories
Opposites
cutting direction

ripsawcrosscut saw

Blade for perpendicular cuts

crosscut · miter saw · panel saw

Family

ripsaws

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G