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to saw (a log) lengthwise into quarters and then into boards. Logs are quartersawed so that the top and bottom surfaces of each board show a cross section of the annual rings of the wood.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quarter-saw — quarˈter saw transitive verb (pat and pap quarˈter sawed or quarˈter sawn) To saw (timber) from quartered logs, so that the face of the planks is at an angle of at least 45º to the growth rings • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter … Useful english dictionary
Quarter-saw — Quar ter saw , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarter sawed} { sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarter sawing}.] To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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