MY FIRST TIME QUARTER SAWING: quarter sawing 101

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[@mitchellschmidt9282]

This segment has been an epiphany for me. I'll know what to look for excitedly. Thanks for all your efforts!

[@andrewballantine]

The wedges that you are sending for firewood are rift sawn and have the grain approx 45 degrees. As long as they still contain heartwood these rift sawn piece are very useful as legs because they show the same grain on all faces. Hope you find this useful information. Kind regards Andrew.

[@arfabuck]

Totally agree. You can increase recovery rate by 18% by pushing out 2 x 2 etc. 2 x 1 for mouldings etc. More work but the price charged more than compensates.

[@user-ml3yf7pg7g]

@ andrewballantine Andrew. Nice to see someone that values a log. Anyone can make fire wood, but few know how to make good lumber 😊

[@stevendeitrich6933]

I love quarter sawn hardwood . It's the best . I see it most often when restoring antique furniture of good quality . Your music selection on this video was 👌 excellent ! Thank You so much for sharing it 😊

[@giannirocco7492]

A while back I was cutting a bunch of mahogany,guitar builders always wanted to buy quarter sawn lumber.It was only when I told them to buy the log and I would cut it any way they wanted that I made any money from them...

[@dugganwoodworks]

I'm a woodworker and love quarter sawn boards. Due to cost, I don't get to use them very often. Wish I could buy them directly from a mill like yours and dry myself. I bet it would be a lot less expensive.

[@cropduster2740]

Smile young lady you are doing great........

[@billhauck7872]

Best explanation of Quarter sawed I have followed.

[@erice9536]

Definite YES to the kiln building! Nice to have the young pups teach a few old dogs some new tricks! :)

[@crodproductions0420]

Great job young lady, your father must be a proud man. He is definitely a lucky man. I think a video series on the kiln process would be a good thing. Thanks for your time making these videos and God Bless your family.

[@keithcarter4086]

Absolutely do want to see everything about that kiln. Once again I loved your video , both thumbs up! Thru the years I bet the subject of quarter sawn lumber has come up a dozen times for me ,and all though I kinda understood , you cant beat how you explained and demonstrated with your sketches. Thank you so much. I hope to see more sawing after you master it a bit. Another channel I watch religiously (mark galicic) is going to show building a kiln. Btw he watches you as well, I reccomended you to him, he said too late, I already watch them. Have a great week ,I'll see you again Sunday coming.

[@nickolascrego5716]

Your videos are awesome, but I wish they were longer. Very enjoyable to watch.

[@davidkettell5726]

Delightful to watch and listen to. great explanation, you have the perfect voice for a documentary .

[@theboakster]

Enjoyed your tutorial on 1/4 sawing. Yes, by all means in providing some videos in the construction of your kiln.

[@forevermetalartm.winegart]

I'm a cabinet maker and 1/4 sawed hard wood my favorite especially Oak. Love your Chanel be safe and keep up the good work. 😎🌲

[@hamradiojim6788]

Thanks for explaining quarter sawn wood so clearly and with so many examples. Never really understood it before seeing your video.

[@survivingmaineona20acrefar77]

I love it, finally someone that understands that quarter sawn is a procedure not vertical grain although the grain will be furniture grade. If a person wants all vertical grain you need to use a rift saw mill defined as a mill where the blade is always cutting to the center of the log. Very rare in today's world. nice video.

[@davidclark9086]

I was born and raised in the sawmill business. I started working at my uncle's mill as a kid then moved on to other companies in his chain of friends. I worked at a lumber company in Central Valley California that was supposed to be the first mill using computers in CA and possibly the USA. Pulling chain at that mill was so difficult I quit and joined the Army in 68. Now I miss it all and as a woodworker, I really enjoy your videos. As a side note, I purchase most of my wood directly from sawmills in my area.

[@edwardcullen606]

I tip my hat to you. Thank you so much for serving.

[@rodneycyrulik2232]

Quarter sawn sycamore is so beautiful. I made many pieces of furniture and cabinets with it. Probably the best looking grain in our species available in the north east.

[@terrytenley9327]

Good video. I never ever thought about quart sawing with a horizontal mill. There is a lot of waste with most sawing of quarter sawing. Thus larger diameter logs might yield more.. The wood so much more stable cutting it into quarter sawn.. keep going..😁I Often cut live oak here in California using a vertical band saw.. most of my pieces are shorter than 30 inches.. before I start I coat both ends of the log with cheap caulking to seal and guard against checking.. after the pieces are cut I stack them into the attic of the woodshop.. The attic get over 140 degrees from spring to fall.. The old rule of thumb is for every inch of thickness it takes a year to dry out green wood.. But the attic only takes about 3 months and a very small fan circulates the air up there to.. Finding cheap heat for your kiln will be key.. Air circulation is very important too.

[@kennethhacker3014]

As a veteran wood floor layer all 1/4 lumber is the best you can install.and quite frankly it's prettier ..and sometimes double the price...great presentation Ladies love your channel!!!

[@Ticky66MN]

As a woodworker, quarter sawn white oak is one of my favorites. Thanks for the video. Would also be interested in the kiln.

[@ericcartrette6118]

In the mill where I worked, when the saw "waved," we called it snaking. A couple of those logs looked like they had a fair amount of compression wood in them. A saw blade will definitely snake through compression wood. Great video!

[@davidwhitson4558]

Quarter sawn is also used for guitar necks. Dad must be very proud of his entire family. 😊

[@mikeobrien2582]

I found your explanation of quarter sawing really interesting. As an amateur woodworker (making saw dust in my shop) this was very informative.

[@byronc8986]

Superb explanation. This is one of the most intelligently produced channels on utube.

[@group447]

Best view of how to do 1/4 sawing on the internet. You guys did fantastic. Yes build a kiln and dry them boards. You would beat Lowe's any day. Can't wait till the next video. Great job.

[@truckubuddy]

I love your videos! Very educational and I love that you use everything! Why are we siding homes with PLASTIC!?

[@dennisostermiller5923]

Love your show you and your sister do a great job! Keep it up.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

Thank you found this one most educational about the different cuts especially 1/4 sawing

[@hupka3145]

Our shop uses quartersawn extensively for furniture projects. Absolutely a beautiful way to go if the customer can afford it. When you sell some of that you should ask them to send you pics of the final product created with it. It would be fun to see some of your wood go from tree to table, etc.

[@fredericktownhomestead8094]

I agree.

[@randyfelts4625]

Trick for the 1/4 saw slabs... make 3 cuts on your 1st pass; 1 center, 1 5/4 up, and one 5/4 down. That gets you 2 full live edge 1/4 sawn slabs out of the middle and saves a bit of turning. Also, the larger slabs can sell for more.

[@hitied1]

That sounds like a great idea. I will definitely try that

[@heyyoubuddy6749]

Hi Emerald how are you? It sure is nice of you folks helping out with the family business! My kiddos are too busy doing their thing, to come help ole pops with his hobby business. Quarter sawing is wasteful but like you said it is more stable, stronger, more pleasing to the eye. I don’t cut much hard wood, but I will soon. A huge oak will be coming in for sawing so that should be nice to cut. I usually cut a lot of pine. I had a fella who wanted quarter sawn lumber. 6x6’s, 2x8’s and 2x6’s. The throat on my saw is only 8.5 inches so I cut the bark flitches off, got a square Cant 20 inches. Dropped 6 1/8 made the cut, flipped can’t over cut another 6 1/8. Pulled both off the mill boxed the pith then brought the slabs back on to cut 2x6 a off both side of the slab. This gave me 2 2x6s and a 6x6 quarter sawn. 2x6s almost riff sawn but he was ok due to grain being straight. Cutting his order was a lot of work, I learned a lot about log, slab management and about Proper procedure on how to cut and be productive. Was a good money maker, also got some good fire wood as well. Thanks for sharing take care and God bless you and yours.

[@steveolson3667]

I would love to watch your videos on making a dry kiln, I will be building one this summer. Thank you sir for teaching your daughters about outdoors things, and being a Sawyer. God bless

[@markmiles4359]

Thanks for this. Delivery of our mill is still a year out but your videos are very educational and we'll be referring to much of your content as we learn.

[@heartsky]

Really enjoy your videos, the script, narration, footage, editing, music. It's nature, outdoors, nostalgic, salt of the earth, hard work, honest, beautiful, you manage to elicit quite a range, well done!

[@cjm3508]

I saw the boos playing with the dog! Someone was having fun and good to see!

[@stevengents6825]

Great job explaining quarter sawn! Better then most of all the explanations I’ve heard and seen!

[@lars277]

Girls, it may seem very difficult now, but someday all of this hard work will pay back. The skills you learn doing this work will perfect your lives with the fruits of hard labor. So please carry on. Try to have fun while doing your work safely and efficiently.

[@zandemen]

Some very beautiful boards. There are some other benefits to quarter sawn and edge grain wood, one of them is flexibility. When bending a flat grain board for the hull of a boat there is a tendency for the grains to delaminate and split. Also, edge grain and quarter sawn boards still shrink and expand, but in different directions. The flat sawn board will warp due to differing expansion along the annular rings because they are different lengths, but experiencing the same rate of expansion. So, for example, on the heart side a ring might be 1" long and expand 2% of that 1", while on the other side the ring is 10" long and expands 2% of the 10", or 0.02" vs 0.2". So one side of the board is longer than the other, it either forms a cup ow crown, or splits to relieve the tension. An edge grain board just gets thicker.

[@whatscoldoing5627]

Congratulations on a very clear and concise explanation of the process. Success once again🏆😁. A video following the kiln build would be of great interest to many. 👍

[@homegrownliberty3033]

Love quarter sawn lumber. Keep up the good work. Comment for the algorithm

[@David-fv7zg]

Kiln build video? ABSOLUTELY!!

[@omd6725]

Thanks for this video, very interesting to see exactly how it's done instead of reading about it in a book. My woodworking skills are good but I don't have any experience using quarter sawn lumber I can appreciate the it's beautiful appearance I really enjoy the process of building and completing a project. I love watching logs being milled into lumber and I love taking rough sawn lumber to do my part to mill it into usable planks.

[@jimamccracken5783]

Young lady, You are a natural at the Quarter sawing you take your time and explain things very well. Stay safe and God Bless all of you.

[@stevenhorgan1046]

Quarter sawn explained by you has educated others like myself... well done with the videos....

[@econarail]

Thank you so much for your videos, I learned so much about the sawmill operation from your videos and especially this quarter sawing now it all makes sense.

[@ronhaefner7833]

Music and narration very nicely done. Kiln? Yes that is great to be seen built. Job well done.

[@troytreeguy]

Never done it! This is a great explanation, we have a radial mill and I think I would have to end for end each cut. 🤔 Thanks. Show the kiln! Be well folks

[@normanddupre6673]

I have worked with wood for 30+ years and have been a serious woodworker for about 12 years. I've looked at illustrations of quarter-sawn logs but this is the first time I really understood the process of how it's cut and it's advantages! Thank you very much! I would love a video of the kiln build.

[@rcote1234]

Sawing from the bottom makes a lot of sense, and easy to understand. I have a different brand of mill, and I’m not sure that I could keep the dogs low enough, and still hold the log steady. Thx for the video!

[@bluenetmarketing]

Your cinematography and editing are mesmerizing and visually lyrical. It is as professional as it gets. If you go to college, please consider filmmaking (producer/director/cinematographer).

[@12ar34sw]

I agree. The video is mesmerizing.

[@johnsdsl]

I’ll throw in my 2 cents. I would stop the camera aperture down 1-2 stops to get a longer depth of field. Having some defocus is useful, but I think it’s a little severe.

[@bwillan]

The method of quarter sawing you're using is called Reverse Roll. It maximizes that amount of quarter sawn lumber you get from the log. There are other methods of quarter sawing lumber and there are many youtube videos that show how it's done. Larch trees (or Tamarack in North America) when quarter sawn produce what is known as lace wood.

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

bwillan, The method shown here is true quarter sawing. Reverse roll is totally different and involves "rolling" the partial log (usually a half log) through multiple angles in order to keep the blade close to perpendicular to the growth rings.

[@gabrielaston3374]

@@TheOldManAndTheSaw you need the lt-50 or 70 hydraulic uprights to properly reverse roll the log.

[@richardlee2488]

It's financially just not worth the effort as customers rarely want to pay extra for it. Especially on those tiny sticks. Wainscot oak and especially lacewood may be worth it but even with through and through sawing you will get enough to satisfy the demand. The lost skill these days seems to be crown cut with the correct taper set. Or mahogany curl.

[@johncaffrey5395]

Would love to see kiln construction! I worked 30 years in building trades and first time quarter sawing was explained. Thank you!

[@nayls1084]

Quarter sawn wood is a beautiful thing. Well done!

[@cranefly23]

That was incredibly interesting. I was pretty much unaware of what quarter-sawing was and what it involved. Very well explained. Thank you.

[@stevejaye9329]

Fantastic camera work. What a gem.

[@bobvogel9019]

Great video. Quarter sawn lumber is what we wood wokers love best. Love your music and the beautiful fall backdrop of the forest is not too shabby either. Keep up the good work and give your bosses a pat on the back!!

[@GoneBattyBats]

Great job learning to QS. You are correct in log selection. I would suggest logs which are just about too big for your mill on the first cut. The wider the QS Board the more valuable and there is no reason to leave wane on so you can lightly slab the top of a large log and take some sapwood off. The further from the center yo get you are creating Rift Sawn material when the growth rings are at 45 deg to the face. As for the final wedges... there is great turning square stock in them ie" 2-1/4" sq 3-1/4" sq 4-1/4 sq for table legs since they will be nearly perfectly Rift Sawn which fine furniture makers use not flat sawn for square or turned legs. IF I can ever get my 3-4' dia Sycamores cut down, I'll bring them to you and they will make some phenomenal QS Boards. Even if a log is too big for the mill, it can be chain-sawn lengthwise into massive quarter sections.

[@therontweedie9870]

Also boat builders like it for planking the outside of the hull of a wooden boat and also the working deck 👌.

[@drgruber57]

Very interesting! I've had a fellow woodworker try to explain quarter sawing to me before, but it never quite made sense. But watching this video made it quite clear. Thanks. Oh, and don't forget that some woodworkers want that live edge. Thanks again!

[@Ray-yl5my]

I love arts and crafts and mission style furniture. Most of the wood used for that style of furniture from the early part of the twentieth century is quarter sawn. Many excellent examples can be seen at Roycroft in East Aurora, New York. I hope the wood you saw is still being enjoyed a hundred years from now.

[@joshward7896]

I have an LT40 like yours. I've been quarter sawing for years. Below somebody said to take 3 cuts before you turn the log. This is limited to how well your blade is behaving in a wide cut. Take your first cut 1 board thickness above the pith. Second through the pith, and 3rd one board thickness below the pith. These boards will have to be split down the center to get rid of the pith mess. Also I zero out the kurf and set one of the presets to zero. That way when you hit auto next cut after lifting the blade, it will come very close to the same position as the last cut....ie....1 1/4"

[@jimmusson]

Musical instrument makers like quarter sawn wood for its strength and stability. Nice video.

[@sunline24]

I am a retired self employed cabinet and furniture maker and I used both quarter and rift cut white and red oak on several projects over the years. It is nice to work with. I also used a variety of different curly woods. Cherry can look like puffy clouds when curly. The strangest wood I ever worked with was called bark pocket ash. I don't know if it is a thing or a name that my friends at Cole Hardwoods made up for this ash that came through the yard to be dried. I really like this video. Keep them coming.

[@charlesmatthews9946]

A plain. Or flat sawn board as it looses or gaines moisture it expands or shrinks across the width of the board. In a quarter sawn board it gains or losses thickness as moisture moves through it .some wood like walnut shrinks very little and is called diminsionly very stable .other species like sycamore are very unstable .here quarter sawing shines plus sycamore has raY flex aka medulary rays .that grain pattern everybody wants when they quarter saw logs .God bless keep on sawing .

[@x2wilker]

Thanks for this and all your videos. I greatly admire you and your siblings great work ethic and entrepreneurship. What you already have learned about running a business is at least equivalent to an MBA from a prestigious university.

[@lloydr.6271]

Kiln yes please. It's on my wish list as is quarter sawing. At the moment I mill for use on the farm, barn improvements, tractor shed etc but I fear the way this mad world is going I'm going to have to start selling as every penny I can earn becomes more important. Thanks from Wales, your efforts are truly appreciated by this old man.

[@billroberts3864]

We liked your explanation of how logs are quarter sawn to obtain fine looking grain in the wood. Your diagrams on the end of the log were very helpful for understanding the quarter-sawn process. Yes, we would like to see videos on the building of your kiln.

[@walterholmes4609]

What do waiters and sawyers have in common? Board feet. Thumbs up on the kiln build. Back in the early 20th century quartersawn oak was all the rage in furniture. One technique of finishing it was to expose the wood to various noxious fumes, thus darkening the wood but less so the medular rays, making them stand out. This was known as fumed oak and would then be varnished. One can never go wrong with quarter sawn oak.

[@theboakster]

Very informative a new living in BC, I was interested in the difference between 1/4 sawn grain and vertical grain which is sought after here in BC. Thanks for showing me your technique. Yes an episode or more in building a kiln would be enjoyed by this subscriber.

[@paulciraso8509]

Definitely I would love to see how a handmade kiln is made I think the show was great and your girls do the word justice

[@fredowen7064]

Yes, of course we want to watch the building of your kiln.🙏🇺🇸

[@jeffsmith9328]

Thanks for showing how ya quarter saw. That was interesting. I have close to 200 acres here in northeast Ohio with 114 acres in woods have been considering buying a wood processor and possibly a portable mill.

[@rockinguitar101]

Most of my maple guitar necks I have ordered are quartersawn, great video and narration.

[@peehandshihtzu]

I believe my guitar's necks are 1/4 sawn for strength. Great vid! :)

[@jeffbriggs4268]

Now I know why quarter sawn guitar necks are preferred. Thanks!

[@jamesskorupa8694]

Quarter sawing was always a bit confusing to me. But after watching I understand it fully now. Thank you.

[@richardmarques8873]

This was a really good video. Can you cut the tree in half and then take a few very large cuts (the width of the tree) first and then do the quarter sawn after? You would have some really wide beautiful full grain boards.

[@tigheentirnanog269]

A very high quality video with outstanding production, content and editing. The music is absolutely fabulous, the icing on the cake. Great job!

[@richardcrossen9480]

A video on the kiln build from start to finish would be appreciated. 🇨🇦

[@billmoran3812]

My uncle did mostly quartersawn hardwoods for flooring and moldings. He used a vertical bandsaw which I think made it easier to set up each cut.

[@CaptainZG]

one important use of quarter sawn wood is for boat planking.... great video !!

[@Jdigger4130]

YOU GIRLS ARE RAD!!!! I feel like a total perv BUTTTTTTTTT I LOVE LOGS and GIRLS! I am in California and dream of being a small landowner and gyppo logger some day! GREAT STUFF GUYS!!!! Cheers from Santa Cruz mountains!

[@ronsmith1364]

Wedges could make nice sturdy hiking staffs or perhaps canes. Wonder if there any wood carvers around there? Maybe axe handles or other tools, might be more valuable than firewood. TFS

[@lkkilgore1651]

I would love to have some small chunks, chips heck even saw dust from that cherry log for my smoker.

[@williambatface]

Great to see your quarter sawn! We don't have much in the way of local family run sawmills in lancashire uk. Would love to see an extended video on the kiln build. Love your videos, keep up the great work, thanks for sharing 👍

[@12ar34sw]

I really love the grain of the finished board. The extra work was worth the effort. I would love to see a video about the kiln build. I am always interested in learning more.

[@aleks8790]

The extra strength and durability of the wood also makes it ideal for scaffolding for people walking high up in the air. Much less likely to break or wear down from weight.

[@andygerard2648]

Yes i wanna see the kiln build. I'll watch every video you make available. I'm addicted!

[@robertruetting1482]

thanks too you I truly know what quarter saw wood is... thank you for the education... keep up the good work and stay warm... and yes show the kiln build...

[@56Spookdog]

I knew what quarter sawn wood was but never knew the process, thanks for the information. My son recently started in the same line of business.

[@d.g.n9392]

Yes I learned something. And we have an antique oak , double secretary desk made with this wood

[@photorealm]

So that's what quarter sawn means, great explanation. I have heard that term but never knew what it meant, now I do thanks to your wonderful videos.

[@claysmith5894]

just finished quarter sawing an oak for a door. can definitely see the rays you mentioned! really wish i had an amazing machine like that

[@michaelhodges3841]

Try on the first cut take blade to center cut, then rase blade up one or two thickness of lumber. Saw two or four boards. That will yeald wide quarter sawn boards. Split the remaining half round slabs in half and finish cutting with the flip flop style. You could send the two center cut boards on to the edger or cut 2" of the pith out depending what the boss says. Please let me know your opinion of my suggestion. I can't get enough of the beautiful smiles.

[@lumbercapitallogyard]

Yeah that would probably work!

[@parley3797]

Great explanation and demonstration. It’s never been clearer to me. Yes on a kiln video.

[@mikef7306]

beautiful. I'm going to do a quarter sawn oak log on my wood-mizer tomorrow! I'm jealous, keep up the good work. Seeing the Kiln setup would be awesome.

[@russhigbee6357]

Love red oak, white too thanks for sharing.

[@greenbudkelly2820]

Quartersawn lumber is the best for strength and stability. Sometimes not considered as nice cosmetically, especially for flooring, it’s still the best option.

[@ALex-yv8xw]

I have built stairs and floors and lots of things outta reclaimed resawn Beams ..... It's a awesome look 😎 Cool people understand! What a Great video! 👍 Great explanation for the uneducated

[@edgarmcbee2474]

I'm not sure what species of hard wood yall are cutting but the quarter sawed wedges would make awesome musical instrument necks. For guitar and mandolins ect.

[@passerby9123]

Now that was interesting. I hadn't thought of the grain differences before and your quarter sawing made it clear how grain runs change the strength and durability of the wood. Yes, the kiln drying will be interesting, as would be any dry storage for seasoning.