Quartersawing- which woods?

[MacHete]

Everyone knows about oak, and I'm starting to see other woods such as sycamore being cut this way. What other species might benefit from quartersawing to optimize the pattern? I'm interested primarily in native, rather than exotic varieties, but I'd love to hear what anyone has to say.

I appreciate your thoughts and experience. :thumbup:

 

[Patrickknives]

All trees that grow round benefit from quarter sawing. Quarter sawing is a technique to increase that amout of straight grained boards cut from the log. When a board has a distint grain to it the cut was made 90 degees to the grain, when you see the rounded grain it was cut parallel to the grain. By quartering the log they can make more cuts 90 degrees to the grain but the boards will not be as wide.

The other benefit is the boards have less of a tendancy to warp.

 

[go mike]

QS hickory looks very nice.

 

[Jim L.]

Everyone knows about oak, and I'm starting to see other woods such as sycamore being cut this way. What other species might benefit from quartersawing to optimize the pattern? I'm interested primarily in native, rather than exotic varieties, but I'd love to hear what anyone has to say.

I appreciate your thoughts and experience. :thumbup:

Cedar is drop .. dead.. gorgeous! cut that way!

Jim L.

 

[go mike]

Is cedar strong enough to work as a knife handle? Or is it more of just mainly common uses?

 

[Jim L.]

Is cedar strong enough to work as a knife handle? Or is it more of just mainly common uses?

I've used it for exposed and hidden tang knives. Granted, I had it (1/2 inch blocks) sandwiched between brass, aluminum, and/or bone spacers.

Jim L.