The invention discloses a cutting device for wood production and processing. The cutting device comprises a moving seat, an upper end of the moving seat is provided with a working table, a cavity is opened in the working table, and the cavity is provided with a first threaded rod horizontally, a supporting plate is arranged on the first threaded rod, the supporting plate is rotatably connected with the first threaded rod, a placing plate is arranged on the right side of the supporting plate, a first motor is arranged on the upper end of the placing plate, and the first threaded rod is connected with the driving end of the first motor, and the lower end of the placing plate is provided with a bracket, the first threaded rod is symmetrically sleeved with moving blocks, and each moving blockis screwed with the first threaded rod, a first limit rod is arranged in the cavity horizontally. The cutting device has a stable structure, a simple operation, a scientific and reasonable design, a short production period, low production cost, is easy to control the thickness of wood cutting, easy to adjust the height of a cutter, easy to move, save a lot of time and energy of workers, and is worth promoting.