Disclosed is a roll stand for edgers in rolling mills. Said roll stand is embodied in several pieces, comprising two crossheads (1a, 1b) and four longitudinal bars (4a, 4b) as main components (1) as well as one respective common cruciform (7) junction point (3) for the crosshead (1a, 1b) and the longitudinal bars (4a, 4b), which is located at the ends (6) of the longitudinal bars. Pretensioned through bolts (5) that act as a joint are used at least at the top ends (6) of the longitudinal bars.