Machine type for double-sided edging of roughly sawed or unedged saw wood as well as for lengthwise cutting of plank material and planks that is mainly used in sawmills.

Basic design

• Workpiece feed with several above and below arranged driven feed rollers (unlike multiblade saw - with chain feed)
• Technical types with lower or upper sawing spindle are available
• Saw blades are working up- cut and can be directly mounted to the sawing spindle or the changeable saw bushings as a fixed or moveable sawing unit (adjustable saw blades).

Related terms

• Multi rip saw
• Dividing saw
• Edge- and dividing saw
• Double edge saw
• Resaw

Conceptual distinction

• Multiblade saw
• Double spindle ripsaw