I have to say, this is one of the best videos this channel has produced. Too bad it's only a minute long. A full video, with examples of which cut is best for different projects (such as flooring, lathe work, tool handles, etc.), how moisture effects the different cuts, and anything else that can be fit into a 20 minute or slightly less video, or series of videos.
Really?! It’s not rocket science. There are many videos out there that go into more detail. This is the video they put out. Do your own video dick. Would you like them to cut your wood for you also?
Given that the rift-sawing process (which imitates riving, from which the name derives) involves cutting every board radially, every board produced will have almost perfectly perpendicular end-grain. So truly rift-sawn boards are described as having "quarter-sawn" grain by modern convention. Meanwhile, the quarter-sawing process (both the tilted cant method your demonstration piece shows and the alternating faces method) will produce only four to eight boards per log that have a nearly perpendicular end grain, while the rest will be distinctly diagonal. So modern convention is to refer to the majority of boards being produced by quarter-sawing as "rift-sawn". When did the lumber industry collectively make this idiotic decision? I'm not arguing that you're wrong--this is definitely how the descriptors are used in the industry today. I'm just wondering how the terms got flipped in the first place.
I know this is an old comment, but I figured I'd mention... That's also why a lot of mills will sell boards as quarter/rift. Is definitely possible to specify and purchase one specific style of cut, but for a large production mill differentiating between rift and quarter is time consuming and expensive.
Hello, is there a book that I could consult in order to improve my knowledge on the% humidity and the effect on wood and another on quarter sawing, in plan or rift? thank you
In hungary we call it radial (quarter) and tangental (flat) cuts. But of course we have a word for both plainer then the latin; sugár (ray) for radial, and húr (string) for tangental. Interesting to see where the english or us words originates from.
Organize you ideas Speak it out in your head Then Record a smooth continuous presentation Waiting for you to form your ideas detracts from the quality of your material. You know the material, you can say it tighter
NO, NO, NO... CAN'T... FIGHT IT... my 13 year old self is struggling to get out.... can't hold back... That is one sweet piece of ash! I'm so ashamed... ha ha no I'm not!
That's great info but, you need to show the face grain, too. Showing the end grain explains how it is cut or from where of the tree. The face grain.....That's where the real magic and beauty is.
