Kristian Wild
12-18-2006, 8:41 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm needing some advice on how to maximize my yield of wood from a soft maple log I salvaged off the beach on Saturday. The log isin't huge but it will yield some quilted boards as it has that lovely bumpy dimpled surface on it. The thing is, the log is noticiably more dimpled on one side than the other. Am I correct in assuming that the best figure in a quilted board is achieved on a flatsawn piece as opposed to quartersawn? If so I will put the more figured side up and have the sawer slice the log paralell to that side all the way through.
The second dilemma is that it has a large crotch that I would like to slice through properly, but it wouldn't be on the same plane as the sawing for the figure. Should priority be given to the figured wood?
Thanks for any advice or input,
Kris
I'm needing some advice on how to maximize my yield of wood from a soft maple log I salvaged off the beach on Saturday. The log isin't huge but it will yield some quilted boards as it has that lovely bumpy dimpled surface on it. The thing is, the log is noticiably more dimpled on one side than the other. Am I correct in assuming that the best figure in a quilted board is achieved on a flatsawn piece as opposed to quartersawn? If so I will put the more figured side up and have the sawer slice the log paralell to that side all the way through.
The second dilemma is that it has a large crotch that I would like to slice through properly, but it wouldn't be on the same plane as the sawing for the figure. Should priority be given to the figured wood?
Thanks for any advice or input,
Kris