ripsaw

[ rip-saw ]

/ ˈrɪpˌsɔ /

a saw for cutting wood with the grain.

to saw (wood) in such a manner.

Origin of ripsaw

First recorded in 1840–50; rip¹ + saw¹

But you will often have need of a rip-saw, back-saw, and bracket-saw.

The Boy Craftsman |A. Neely Hall
The teeth are like those of a rip-saw, so that they are quite likely to tear the wood in cutting across the grain.

Handwork in Wood |William Noyes
Then he took the ax and the rip-saw and made for a bunch of trees higher up the hill.

Colorado Jim |George Goodchild
Chub Flannagan wanted to start a new paper called the Rip-Saw.

Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher |Eleanor Gates

Square with the deck, the curve should be worked out with rip-saw and spokeshave.

Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop |Harris W. Moore

ripsaw

/ (ˈrɪpˌsɔː) /

a handsaw for cutting along the grain of timber