1Saw (a log) radially into quarters and then into boards.
we quarter-saw the logs at our own mill
as adjective quarter-sawn timber from the stand of white ash
Example sentencesExamples
- Solid quarter-sawn ash was used to build the fixed-window units and the decorative trim, while all office doors in the facility also are made of solid ash.
- This method of sawing accentuates the vertical grain and minimizes the flake, common in quarter-sawn oak.
- Boards are made from quarter-sawn beech with simple clasps at the foredge.
- Because the growth rings in quarter-sawn wood run uniformly parallel along the entire board the wood does not shrink and expand with seasonal variation in moisture as much as flat sawn wood.
- The way the cells are aligned will cause the quarter-sawn board to shrink a little bit in width and very little in thickness.
- 1.1 Produce (a board or a piece of furniture) by quarter-sawing.
Example sentencesExamples
- For sale: A quarter sawn dresser with a fancy cut beveled mirror.
- Decking should always be quarter sawed and laid with the edge grain up.
- The cabinet is made out of rift-sawn red oak with quarter-sawn drawer fronts and door panels.