rift saw

/R IH1 F T S AO0/
noun
  1. 1

    A circular saw with toothed arms for cutting logs radially.

verb
  1. 1

    To cut a log into boards by first quartering and then cutting radially at an angle of 30-60 degrees to the grain (as opposed to quartersaw, which involves cutting radially at an angle of 60-90 degrees).