A ripsaw will slice smoothly along the grain, but chew up the wood if it goes against the grain.
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Ripsaw
Synonyms for "ripsaw" (12 found)
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4 entriescoercive metaphorpolitical weaponrip tooth sawtwo man ripsaw
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10 entrieshardwood ripsawindustrial ripsawripsaw bladeripsaw cutripsaw handleripsaw operationripsaw techniqueripsaw teethripsawing woodtwo man ripsaw
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