also: たてひき
Abbreviation of 縦挽き鋸 (たてびきのこ). A saw designed for cutting wood along the grain.
材木を縦挽きで切る。
Cut the lumber with a ripsaw.
ripsaw
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate spelling using kana for the second part.
Alternate spelling with a different reading.
Compound of 縦 (たて, 'vertical, lengthwise') and 挽き (びき, from 挽く 'to saw').