You are a treasure and an inspiration. I would love to have a log clamp like yours to maximize my ability to cut quartersawn wood but alas I don't buy green bananas anymore.
Thank you so much for teaching us about the techniques you use. I've never quarter sawn before, but I'm very eager to try my hand at it. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!😊
I've said this before. Once I get a minute to travel North from Ashland to see you, I'm coming to buy a little wood and would love to be able to just wander around your worksite.
Yes and no....let me explain...As a general rule, QSawing should always follow the radial cracks, and will produce a flat board where other techniques will yield warped or bowed ones. However, you are correct that in this log, such a highly stressed one, will potentially bow badly. However, the beauty of QS or vertical grain wood is that stress in that face direction is greatly minimized once the board is "released" from the cant and that plus proper drying will hopefully minimize the face stresses to a minimum. QSawing yields flat boards where other sawing patterns will yield garbage, and is why Vertical Grain Sawing (VGS) can be so useful. There is a potential that board and others will bow firm such a highly stressed log, but I'm betting it won't be significant after drying, and the boards did not show much stress when I was sawing. I hope the video I'm working on Part 2 will bear that out, I'll do some zoom closeups. It was the unusual nature off this log that made me want to film it, I don't script these videos, I just look for problematic logs and see what develops. As you noticed, this one looked like a tiger before sawing, (that's why I chose it) but was fairly mild and anticlimactic once I started hacking it up. Great comment, and thanks for watching and commenting.
Just watch a few more of our videos, it'll become more clear. We produce and sell the finest grade hardwood in the state of Alabama, and most of the country, from what I've seen. Thanks for watching!
Very few. They "push the grade" and shove marginal wood down the customer's throat and their favorite saying is "The wood will do what the wood will do." I've heard it a million times.
Really looking forward to watching you make some quarter sawn boards! Keep up the great videos! I love your common sense approach to milling lumber.👍🏻
Thank you very much!
Looking forward to part two. If possible can you show the pith location on the far side.
I'll do what I can, it depends on the quality of the shot from that angle.
This was a great video! Thank you Robert
Glad you liked it!
You and I are both old enough to remember a Crayola crayon color called 'Skin'. That won't fly today. Lol. Looking forward to part 2.
Skin only lasted a few years long ago, right?
I was wondering who else remembers the Crayola 64 pack.
Good video really nice job showing how to do it. Take care be safe and well.
Thanks, you too!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Looking forward to part 2!
It's in the works.
Another instructive video. Thanks Robert!
You are very welcome
I saw a shirt that says, "I do not have the time.. or the crayons to explain this to you right now".
I love that !
You are a treasure and an inspiration. I would love to have a log clamp like yours to maximize my ability to cut quartersawn wood but alas I don't buy green bananas anymore.
Thanks!
Thank you Mr.Robert.
Thanks for watching!
great videos
Thanks!
Good video Robert. Waiting for the next step.
Dave
Coming soon
5:00 ❤ chip is a HANDSOME LITTLE FELLA!!!
Yes, he is the eye candy of our whole operation.
Thank you so much for teaching us about the techniques you use. I've never quarter sawn before, but I'm very eager to try my hand at it. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!😊
Thanks, give it a try, it's actually quite simple once you understand the goal, and not get too wrapped up in any one specific technique.
Very good explanation, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I've said this before. Once I get a minute to travel North from Ashland to see you, I'm coming to buy a little wood and would love to be able to just wander around your worksite.
Sounds great!
Question about using the crack for alignment. The crack would indicate stress. Wouldn't I end up with a bowed board?
Yes and no....let me explain...As a general rule, QSawing should always follow the radial cracks, and will produce a flat board where other techniques will yield warped or bowed ones. However, you are correct that in this log, such a highly stressed one, will potentially bow badly. However, the beauty of QS or vertical grain wood is that stress in that face direction is greatly minimized once the board is "released" from the cant and that plus proper drying will hopefully minimize the face stresses to a minimum. QSawing yields flat boards where other sawing patterns will yield garbage, and is why Vertical Grain Sawing (VGS) can be so useful. There is a potential that board and others will bow firm such a highly stressed log, but I'm betting it won't be significant after drying, and the boards did not show much stress when I was sawing. I hope the video I'm working on Part 2 will bear that out, I'll do some zoom closeups. It was the unusual nature off this log that made me want to film it, I don't script these videos, I just look for problematic logs and see what develops. As you noticed, this one looked like a tiger before sawing, (that's why I chose it) but was fairly mild and anticlimactic once I started hacking it up. Great comment, and thanks for watching and commenting.
What species of log is that ?
These are red oak.
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Thanks!
If I remember correctly, quarter sawn is more expensive because there is more waste?
It's worth a lot more money, 50% or so. The waste increase is 15% over conventional flat sawing.
More waste and more handling of the cant.
@jerryedmonds79 also there's less of it.
I struggle to understand how you get quality logs from Pizza slices
Just watch a few more of our videos, it'll become more clear. We produce and sell the finest grade hardwood in the state of Alabama, and most of the country, from what I've seen. Thanks for watching!
How many companies actually takes the time to do it the correct way?
Very few. They "push the grade" and shove marginal wood down the customer's throat and their favorite saying is "The wood will do what the wood will do." I've heard it a million times.
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And if smart you can make the wood do what you want it to.