Quarter sawing Oak

[gobbypunk]

Hi guys ,so I have an oversize Oak butt in my yard that I would love to quarter saw but my Alaskan is not big enough and I just can’t buy a bigger ,deeper set up for one butt so does anybody out there have an Alaskan big enough that’s up for coming and helping me Mill it .

 Thanks Mark 

[Rough Hewn]

Can't you freehand it?

[se7enthdevil]

53 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi guys ,so I have an oversize Oak butt in my yard that I would love to quarter saw but my Alaskan is not big enough and I just can’t buy a bigger ,deeper set up for one butt so does anybody out there have an Alaskan big enough that’s up for coming and helping me Mill it .

 Thanks Mark 

how big is the trunk Mark???

[gobbypunk]

Hi I really don’t want to free hand it ,Steve it’s 42 inch diameter 

[gobbypunk]

If I free hand it the first cuts through the middle will probably be shite and if done right 4 boards at least would be almost 2ft wide and true quarter sawn English Oak 2ft wide with quite a bit of brown in them should be worth quite a lot , and made into furniture would be stunning.

[trigger_andy]

4 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

If I free hand it the first cuts through the middle will probably be shite and if done right 4 boards at least would be almost 2ft wide and true quarter sawn English Oak 2ft wide with quite a bit of brown in them should be worth quite a lot , and made into furniture would be stunning.

Am I wrong in thinking any boards through the middle will be true quarter sawn? So you could have two nice 42" Wide middle boards Quarter Sawn. 

[gobbypunk]

Sorry Andy as far as I understand quarter sawing you cut the butt into quarters then take cut from the flat bottom upwards then turn 90% cut upwards ,there is a diagram on hear somewhere,if I remember right you want to box out the very heart of the butt as that’s the most unstable bit . I think that’s right 

Happy New Year.  Mark 

[Gary Prentice]

Seems like there is more than one definition of quarter sawing.

[Gary Prentice]

Is this any use?

[trigger_andy]

12 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Seems like there is more than one definition of quarter sawing.

So going by the modern Quarter Sawing above you could have some center slabs quarter sawn?