quartersaw

American

[kwawr-ter-saw] / ˈkwɔr tərˌsɔ /

verb (used with object)

quartersawed, quartersawed, quartersawn, quartersawing

to saw (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.

quartersaw British

/ ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː /

verb

(tr) to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other

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Etymology

Origin of quartersaw

First recorded in 1905–10; quarter + saw ¹

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quartersawn

A cabinet holds 48 pairs of shoes on quartersawn white oak; a four-slotted drawer, up to 30 belts.

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