rodger. Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Why is it that most lumberyards offer quarter sawn white oak, but not other species? Is it due solely to the flecking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Yep. It's wasteful to quartersaw lumber, so it isn't done that often unless there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...QSWO is gold with all the fleck that it reveals. I wish more species were commonly offered as quartersawn because I'm more of a straight-grain kinda guy. The wild cathedral stuff doesn't do it for me, with exceptions. Actually my ideal cut is riftsawn...quartersawn can be a little boring with the tight, straight lines. I find riftsawn to often be the most appealing visually. That's personal taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Spruce (Alaskan, Alpine, and a couple of other conifers) is another one that rewards the extra labor of quartersawing: Piano builders, violin makers and luthiers pay through the nose for clear, straight grained wood to make soundboards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Marc's baby sitting me now on the Krenov stand build and I/we are using qtr sawn sycamore and it was readily available. I think I found another favorite wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlgWoodWork Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 What a coincidence. I was just listening to an older episode of Wood Talk today, episode #130. This same question was asked and Shannon answered it. If you would like to listen to it, the question comes up at about the 37 minute mark. Summary of Shannon's answer: wasteful use of the lumber lack of market for quarter sawn wood in most species (slightly) harder to cut/saw correctly requires different setups for the sawyers even the quarter sawn wood as a result of the flat/rift sawing process is picked over before it gets to the retail shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Sycamore is also generally sold quartersawn, from what I've read it isn't stable enough to survive sitting on a shelf for sale flatsawn but is just great quartersawn. The sawmill I go to will generally also have quartersawn red oak, and while I've never asked, they state on their webpage that they specialize in quartersawing, so I imagine they'd get you whatever you need if you're buying enough to make it worth their while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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