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rift-sawed

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[rift-sawd] / ˈrɪftˌsɔd /
Also rift-sawn

adjective

  1. (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.

  2. quartersawed.

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