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Making Quartersawn Lumber on the Table Saw From "DIY Tools & Techniques" episode DIT-321

David Thiel demonstrates technique for making quartersawn lumber on the table saw.

Plain sawn lumber twists and cups as it dries. When lumber is cut in a quartersawn pattern, the grain pattern runs across the width of the board. Quartersawn lumber is more stable wood than plain sawn and it and doesn’t cup or twist. It’s also a more expensive cut because you lose a large amount of the log when cutting in a quartersawn pattern.

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	Figure A
	Figure B

You can cut your own quartersawn wood out of scraps of plain sawn wood you already have in your shop. Here’s how to do it:

1. Take a piece of plain sawn wood and on the end of the board, mark out the quartersawn pieces you can cut out (figure A). You can typically find quartersawn wood in the center of a plain sawn board. On the edges of the plain sawn board, you will have to make angled cuts to extract the quartersawn wood.

2. Take the board to your table saw. Turn the angle of the blade to match the angle of the first angled line (figure B) you marked on the wood. (Calipers can be used to help achieve the correct angle. )

3. Make a second cut, following the next angled line, then make two more cuts on that angled-cut board to cut it into a square piece.

RESOURCES :

Hitachi C10FL Table Saw
Hitachi
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