Rip-saw


noun
1.
a saw for cutting wood with the grain.
verb (used with object), ripsawed, ripsawed or ripsawn, ripsawing.
2.
to saw (wood) in such a manner.
noun
1.
a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber

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