Abstract: A device for chipping wood with the aide of a combination of a cylinder rotatable about its longitudinal axis and provided with one or more protruding, longitudinal knives and a counterknife disposed along side the cylinder wherein along at least 3/4 of its length, the cylinder has a surface with transverse grooves and, viewed in the direction of rotation, in front of each knife, a slot for temporarily collecting and conducting away the chipped wood.