How to Quarter Saw Lumber, The Old Way? Or the New Way?

This is a complete discussion of the many ways to Quarter Saw Lumber from Logs on a Sawmill. We will look at the Old Traditional Quarter sawing method and then look at new more efficient ways to saw lumber.

[@murrayblack4371]

Thank you George, no one has ever made quarter sawing more understandable.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the nice comment.

[@JustinDOehlke]

It's always nice when an old-tmer takes the time to share what they know about something. Thank you mister.

[@MW-vj1cw]

If THIS Ole timer can completely understand This Master Class Lesson in Quarter Sawing.. Well.. One ..Its a Miracle and Two.. Mr George put together a most Thoughtful and unique way of explaining through outstanding props using a section of tree and showing you in a concise way how to judge and cut the log in sections in the quickest way to give you that percise vertical grain and expose fleck for the best quarter sawing results utilizing a majority of log with the least amount of waste.Outstanding!

[@paulnovak833]

I watched this video and my dad and I just milled up about 2000bf of quartersawn white oak lumber today. It's a manual mill so the labor savings this video/method provided was appreciated

[@campingintheforest_]

Subscribed, also, there are people in this world who will work for lumber, don't need an hourly, need lumber for an chicken house and also a dog kennel my wife has politely asked for. So I made a deal with a friend of mine who owns an old time mill powered by a Detroit diesel that powers a quite large circular blade. We get his orders done, then we get my boards for the honey do list. Perfect! And actually, I feel like I get the better end of the deal, I mean my friend has taught me more than I ever dreamed about creating lumber. From tree in the woods to corner stacking boards! What a feeling of independence making boards gives a man, amazing. Great video!

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Beginning woodworkers often come out and help me cut trees and saw logs into lumber just to see how its done. Once they have some proficient, I trade lumber for work helping me.

[@campingintheforest_]

@@georgewoodoftexas3509 It is exciting working a mill.. Thanks for replying and I hope everything is well with you and yours. Good day.

[@PhelpsCycle]

Appreciate your time and your explanation. I can see the time savings in your demonstration.

[@laststandfarm2273]

This was a great help I am definitely doing this next time I quarter saw ...Thank You!!

[@arbyars.chicksawdust]

I have watched a few video on this subject and never understood it very well. I don't think I am an expert, but feel I could talk to someone and understand it more. So far your the best teacher on this subject. Thank you very much.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the nice comment. This is a hard subject to understand. To school yourself try this, it helped me to understand quarter sawing... take a round cutoff from the end of a log, then with a marker sketch out the circular grain pattern of the log end. then with a different color marker sketch out the possible quarter sawed boards. this helps you get the cuts straight in your mind before cutting the log.

[@dennisclapp7527]

That is truly ingenious! Thank you for sharing.

[@treverjones2921]

Great video and explanation. Thank you for sharing!

[@petergriffin3231]

Nice job, thanks for your time and effort!

[@alvintaylor1440]

Thank you for your knowledge and time, very skillful!

[@yraggrebdnul]

That was one awesome video my buddy thank you for passing on your knowledge

[@eugeneloza802]

Great job George. Perfectly explained

[@chriswild2458]

This is gold and just what I have been looking for thank you

[@robertling9872]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and video.

[@danriley9155]

Excellent instructor, I understood every word. Thanks.

[@MrEnriqueumf]

Thank you George! This video is a big help and I appreciate you taking the time to explain this as well as you did. Makes so much sense now.

[@chase62186]

Very nice presentation George, very helpful, and thank you for the effort you put into this!

[@Paul56M]

Your videos are the most informative and helpful

[@robertquin1695]

You've cleared up a lot of questions that I had. Thank you.

[@user-py5lc7qi3l]

Great block of instruction!!

[@lawrencerenew8668]

Thank you for your trouble. It doesn’t get better in explanation. Keepin it simple, and not over complicating it, made it enjoyable.❤️🇺🇸

[@robertholt9468]

Great information. Really appreciate the experience from you guys that have been doing this for a long time. Thank you sir!!!

[@willieclark2256]

I love it. Thanks for sharing!

[@rcote1234]

Fantastic. Very informative.

[@johnawhiting]

Thank You, Explaned Very Well. God Bless

[@DaveBobsMS]

Learned a ton. Canting the log into four pieces makes since. Thanks 🙏

[@andybayliss2020]

probably one of the best explanations I have seen on this

[@ericbiue1384]

Great explanation thank you, you now have a new subscriber

[@IansWork]

Thanks for that video. It is very helpful. I appreciate it.

[@HilderbrandOutdoors]

Thanks for the education. Great video.

[@JohnSmith-fs1cg]

Awesome video! Very well done. Thank you.

[@williamhanna5224]

Excellent video!

[@markhedquist9597]

Man, I learned a lot. I've got some logs laying in the yard that I plan on sawing up. Never done it before and I'm searching on how to do it. This showed me quite a bit! Thanks for taking the time.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the nice comment.

[@sonofskye]

Thank you George Wood! I will use your technique this week when doing my first quarter sawing!

[@r.jaster5334]

Danke für die guten Tipps!

[@emmetdonohue9545]

Thank you, learned a lot. You laid it out very straightforward

[@danielbowman4819]

Sir, thank you for the tip on quarter sawing. I’m going to remember this method.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Your welcome, hope it helped to understand this method.

[@samgibson684]

Just got a bandsaw mill and I'm in the process of setting it up I appreciate you sharing this knowledge. I'm drawing up a sketch to remind me 🙂 great comparison on the different log size results Very informative and fun to watch! Subscribed and looking forward to more Thank you

[@OrganizeCreateDecorate]

Thank you. That was fascinating!

[@jackhammer8563]

Watching you is like watching my grandpa explain what he was doing when I was a kid. This is wonderful.

[@mudcatstravels9751]

Excellent tutorial I’ve been doing the same simply because my saw has the smaller throat. Thanks for taking the time to share!

[@troysixberry8828]

Thank You! I learned a lot. I have been wanting to 1/4 saw on my smaller mill. The old way would have been too much time. I now look forward to trying your method.

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Great explanation!

[@chrisstearns10]

Thank you for posting this video. I am getting into milling and this is the video I needed to see to maximize the beauty of some oak I have.😁

[@adrianabshire]

Thank you so much for explaining this! I’ve never understood how quarter sawn wood was made!

[@johnnybird7593]

Great vlog young fella! I got an education this evening, much appreciated...😊

[@robertfoote3255]

Nice! Great demo!

[@firaoldidadiriba1978]

Thank you, this is very helpful

[@dwebman11]

Thanks George. That was well done. I finally understand quarter sawn and how to do it.

[@williamboggess6893]

George this video was VERY informative for me I thought I knew what quarter sawn meant, now I know for sure thank you!

[@lewkohl]

Best explanation/demonstration I have seen of the quarter sawn concept

[@garyvangelderen5759]

Thank you, I've built things out of cornerstone lumber but really never know how they achieved that. Good job of explaining it

[@carolewarner101]

Fantastic tutorial on quarter sawing using the two different techniques! I'm glad I'm only milling for my own personal use and don't have to waste so much wood because of the labor costs involved. Because of that, I will only be quarter sawing for my own specific projects, making the extra effort worth my time. Thank you sir!

[@WideCutSawmill]

Great info. I’m new and this was really interesting. I didn’t know quarter sawn was more stable. I just thought it looked better is all. Thanks!

[@archiemacleod795]

Great information,going to make a table top, thank you.from Cape Bretoner Canada

[@robertmoore9720]

Excellent. Great info.

[@shinymud7]

Thank you for your time. Always wanted to know the difference.

[@vicknairfirm]

Great video. I’m a newbie and it made this term quartersawn understandable to me. Thank you.

[@roberthoffman7130]

EXCELLENT EXPLAINATION !!!

[@martinpoulsen6564]

Great video! It also clearly illustrates the advantage of being able to mill bigger logs on limited capacity mills. My milling experience is mostly limited to milling slabs into framing lumber, and it is very aggravating when the initial milling wasn't done with those considerations in mind, leaving a lot less useable lumber. Great methodology - thank you sir.

[@user-fv2yc7bf6w]

Thanks for the explanation George. I've got some cedar and sycamore that are 27"+ and this will help us get the most out of it.

[@kailuasurfing]

George, I watched your whole video because I found the comparison valuable as a new sawyer. Thanks for taking the time to educate. I am not aware of any videos that analyze the two methods directly. The thumbnail expressed the intent of your video clearly.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the nice comment. I have several other video's on sawmilling and using a very large chainsaw mill to cut lumber and large slabs that you may be interested in. Press George Wood of Texas by the title to see them. happy sawing.

[@williamwoodfin4077]

Awesome! Thanks for the lesson

[@clinthelsel6630]

Thank you that’s a very good idea thanks for sharing

[@codewarrior65]

Great video. I like the way you explained the shortfall of using bandsaws with a short throat height. The second method suits most bandsaw mills. Thanks for sharing.

[@ryhanpeacefeather9278]

Good information. Thanks!

[@DavidWilson-vn7fm]

Thank you Mr Wood, what a thoughtful and thorough video. I’ll watch it 3 or 4 times and maybe grasp a fraction of the knowledge you possess. I imagine we would learn just cleaning up your shop for you, thank you for making this video : )

[@dougfairburn2037]

more efficient with more lumber of the same size. great idea. if I ever need to get larger pieces, I'll need to charge more for the extra labor. Great tutorial, thanks

[@ejsocci2630]

Thank you for sharing.

[@wolfro2674]

I did the last method for my master's piece. Went out great.

[@williamhale6808]

Still over my head but it's late . Will watch again in the morning after coffee .

[@christineabedini3765]

Watched your video because I love antique furniture made with tiger oak and now I understand about the additional expense of furniture made with tiger oak thanks so much

[@timroark3100]

I appreciate this info!

[@12ar34sw]

Excellent demo. Thank you. You answered a lot of my questions. Demonstrating on cookies worked well. They may be heavy, but not near as heavy as a 30 inch diameter log 12 feet long.

[@rpbishop3079]

Thanks, that was a lot easier to absorb than watching the same process on a full size log. Which leads to better retention and recall. AAA+++ Plus your presentation was well thought out and very enjoyable. Thanks, again.

[@peterzazzi5724]

This is probably the best quarter sawn video out there!!

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thinks, keep up the good woodworking

[@boomersadventures]

Great video on how to

[@trueleyes]

Very, very, good video NOW, Go get yourself a Cold One, you've earned it my friend.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

You get the award for the best comment in weeks. Thanks

[@snort455]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@user-fd4jb5cw9e]

Thanks George for the great video. I'm in the island state of Tasmania, Australia where we have Tasmanian Oak, a eucalyptus. It grows on my father's 80 acre property. We've had issues with it warping straight off the bandsaw mill. So my Dad and I are going to see if quarter sawing prevents this. Cheers.

[@TC-bj8pu]

They video Sir!! Thank you!!! Just subscribed as well.

[@keninnis1]

Very informal..Thanks

[@eagleeye761]

great video

[@cageybeeranch2021]

I have much to learn! Subbed!

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the nice comment. More video's coming but with the many things I do with logging/sawmilling I can only produce about one video a month due to time constrant's.

[@douglashatfield5676]

such great info

[@timerickson7056]

you make a great argument for a swing mill

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Swing mills have their usefulness in cutting 2x4 & 2x6's. their limitation is how big a saw blade they have since you can only cut boards about 1 1/2" less than the radius of the blade. Thanks for the great comment.

[@stuartdrakley2106]

George, I am a newcomer to your site. You are a clever man, a very interesting subject. Well done.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks for the kind words, keep watching more to come. Because of the many things I do, I only have time to produce about one video a month.

[@ValioMadre7]

Here's the Quarter Saw Savant in action. Thank you for sharing.

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

Now i understand quarter sawing much better. No expert here by any means, it just was always confusing to me. Its like quarter round molding, out of a closet rod 1-3/8" round and quarter it, BUT the direction of the grain of the wood is everything, as far as strength and not warping. TY George great video you made it simple tyo understand. From SE Texas Bear

[@thomashipps8418]

Thanks for the info

[@buzzmahan6933]

Thank you so very much for the information. I restored a vintage circle saw sawmill years ago and only hobby cut at times on it. I am now planning to restore a vintage northeast lobster boat and plan to cut a new keel for it out of white oak and quarter saw cut the keel lumber. This video helps me in calculating the best location to cut the keel out of the log cant. Thanks again and I plan to continue watching your videos.

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thanks very much for the nice comment and keep up the woodworking.

[@patrickshull4462]

That was a very well done explanation on quartering logs on a bandmill. Having the visual is a must. I learned this process 35 years ago when I bought my first Wood Mizer. And I've been explaining the process to customers ever since, often with a stick in the dirt. (your way is better) My general rule is the log should be around 21" at the small end to make it worth while. On really big logs around 30" I actually find I can quarter saw almost as fast as I can grade saw. Once you make the first few wide cuts the rest of the cuts are generally 12" or less allowing me to increase my speed rate dramatically while not putting as much stress on the blade. On a side note, have you every tried living off of minimum wage ? I believe in Texas it's $7.25. Or $58 a day. $290 a week. You run a sawmill. There are no easy jobs around a sawmill. Which one of those jobs would you do for $58 a day?

[@karlmurphy7097]

Yep ,just a good Ole capitalist from Texas,$15.00 bucks an hour woo hoo, don't think about the low wage earners trying to live

[@stroys7061]

Everything I know about quarter sawing lumber is in this video. Thanks

[@derralfields]

best vid on 1/4 saw I have seen

[@kennethhacker3014]

Brilliant! Thank you sir

[@edtaubeneck8662]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom,I’m guessing you have been at it for a lot of years.

[@jamesbrussels5776]

Thank you Sir well done ✅

[@mrbakerskatz]

Thank you very much sir !

[@drycreek3204]

I think you have a great way of quarter sawing. I'm going to try it out on some big white oak I have!

[@georgewoodoftexas3509]

Thats the way to do it. keep experimenting with different methods to find the one that works best.