noun
- plural of ripsaw: saws with coarse teeth designed to cut wood along the grain
Usage: woodworking
Examples
- The carpenter kept several ripsaws in his workshop for cutting lumber lengthwise.
- Ripsaws have fewer teeth per inch than crosscut saws.
- He used one of his ripsaws to split the oak board down the middle.
- The woodworking class learned the difference between ripsaws and other types of saws.
- These old ripsaws need sharpening before we can use them on the project.
- Ripsaws are essential tools for any serious woodworker.