Flat Sawn-Rift Sawn-Quarter Sawn What’s the Difference?

Highly Figured Big Leaf Flame Maple Educational Video

[@mightymite57]

Figured Maple will never go out of style... Especially a killer Quilt !!! 💯

[@ChimeraActual]

Good, clear video. As an ex-boat builder I generally wanted quarter sawn for its greater stiffness over its length perpendicular to its width and reduced chance of warping.

[@joshuaorthodox]

I am 16 and learning about woodworking, thank you for explaining the difference so well.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

My pleasure. You are starting at a great age. Don’t give up. You have your whole life ahead of you. You have the time and ability to master your trade.

[@jannaolson8105]

Thank you for a simple and clear explanation. I have been down countless 🐰 holes for that exact information. I am so grateful for the time you've taken to create your content!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Anytime 😎

[@user-jd9kg3pd9z]

Excellent video! Beautiful sample of maple. You packed a ton of information into a four minute video. Well done. Thanks for not wasting my time on fluff and filler. Pete

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you very much

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

Excellent description. Your sample was beautiful at ALL angles.

[@azielce]

This is a great demonstration for this very specific question about how sawing curly maple, and choice of face, affects how it looks.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Yes it really matters based on the trees diameter, the amount of figure in the tree, and the amount of usable white sapwood

[@DennisHawley-ge6uk]

I loved this video! You simplified it very well. This is something I’ve been wanting.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Glad to help

[@jackmundo4043]

you’re great. I’ve learned so much. Thank you.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

That’s what we are here for. Thanks-DK

[@CyclopsGuitars8642]

Wow I think I like transitional flame the best.I didn’t know there was such a thing.Thanks for your share,love the videos

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Anytime 😎

[@evalonious]

Subscribed! This was so helpful!!!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@Jerry0153A]

Well done teaching video!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@stilllearning1160]

Fantastic demonstration mate. From Australia.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@jeffmoe2660]

Thank you!

[@user-jd9kg3pd9z]

Liked & subscribed! Pete

[@eagleeye761]

excellent video!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@kimchen8742]

It’s great, it’s very useful

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@lectro88]

simple and to the point . Not only is quarter sawn a 40% loss in product. It's also a 80% increase in labor to turn the wood accordingly to achieve the 40% loss as earlier mentioned. This 80% can seem like 300% when working with a manual mill or non-assisted log turn mills(guilty) closing comment; quarter sawn is labor intensive, with little yield for time and effort involved. But it does produce a higher tier of lumber that is not as prone to warping and shrinkage compared to flat sawn. too bad you don't have more likes and comments.

[@graxjpg]

What piece of a guitar do you think would benefit the most from being quarter sawn? Eric Johnson I think likes a neck to be this way.

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Yes it’s the part that I didn’t go into detail on the video. It seems these days everyone want Quartered Material but don’t want to pay the price and or don’t care the true cost it is for the sawyer

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Quartered Material hands down the neck blank for structural and stability reasons. As far as a top it’s simple preference or Esthetics

[@homecookbasics]

If you had a birdseye log, would you flat, rift or quarter saw the log? What would you suggest? I have a sugar maple with bird, but creating wood bowls did not show the birds to well so I am thinking of sawing the next log. By the way great videos!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Flat Saw Only. The eyes only go so deep. In general the eyes are the largest and most prevalent just beyond the Bark them the diminish or shrink as you go to the heart

[@kimball_hardwoods]

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[@homecookbasics]

@@kimball_hardwoods thanks for the response! The log I have is too nice for bowls, looks like I will need to get a sawmill!

[@willbill5906]

Great explanation, if I were to use seasoned flat sawn wood for the top or back of an acoustic guitar would it be as stable as seasoned quartersawn?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Well the verdict is out on that one. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. It’s specific to that piece of wood, how it was dried, how it was Stored, and how long it was stored. However the thing we can see is stored up tension. Also just the rule of thumb is thin highly figured wood regardless of type of cut is unstable

[@GEE_Money949]

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[@diesel188]

Is rift sawn prone to more cupping and bending?

[@ravendano]

Does this mean that all “flamed maple” is quarter-sawn? Like for Fender Custom Shops?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

No not all flame maple is quarter-Sawn. Fender uses both flat sawn and quarter sawn material for their neck construction

[@BigCleverName]

And is "quilty/quilted" wood same as "curly" wood?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

No quilted is different thank curly

[@BigCleverName]

Does this mean ALL "flamed" wood is quarter-sawn?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

No

[@seanlane8385]

Great video, thanks for this demo with one block of wood, it makes everything crystal clear. Now I know that "rift cut" is the cut I'm after. 🪵👍

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Glad to help