Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ripsaw \Rip"saw`\, [See {Rip}, v. t., 4.] (Carp.)
   A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used
   for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called
   also {ripping saw}.

Source : WordNet®

ripsaw
     n : a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood [syn: {splitsaw}]