noun
- a coarse-toothed saw used for cutting wood along the grain
Examples
- The carpenter used a ripsaw to cut the lumber lengthwise.
- A ripsaw has fewer teeth per inch than a crosscut saw.
- He grabbed his ripsaw to split the board down the middle.
- The ripsaw’s aggressive teeth made quick work of the pine plank.
- For ripping boards, nothing beats a sharp ripsaw.
- The old ripsaw hung on the workshop wall next to other hand tools.