Quarter sawn white oak

[Buddy Greenoe]

Could someone "splain" to me what quarter sawn oak means?

[Danny Hamsley]

Quarter sawn is where the growth rings in the tree are oriented perpendicular to the face of the board. One method of quartersawing is to cut the log into four equal quarters and then cut the boards off the quarters so the the growth rings are oriented at 90 degrees to the flat face of the board. That is where the name came from. There are also other methods as well.

In some species, like oak, sycamore, and beech, that have large medullary rays, the quartersawing method causes the medullary rays to be sliced along their long axis resulting in a pronounced "ray fleck" that is very figured.

[David Christopher]

Buddy the top is plain sawn and the bottom is quarter sawn...

[Caleb Larru]

Could someone "splain" to me what quarter sawn oak means?

quarter sawn is the way the wood was cut from the log. Your grain would be be running vertical on the board edge instead of running horizontal (plain sawn). It has less movement when cut this way and is typically more expensive because it creates more waste and takes longer to cut.

I am guessing you know what white oak is.

[Buddy Greenoe]

Thanks ,Great explainations.

[Chip Lindley]

...You file teeth around the perimeter of a 25 cent piece, drill a hole in the center and.......

Nevermind, these guys have *splained* it very well!