Quarter sawing using alaskan + mini mill part 1

[teepeeat]

Rob, thought the new flip & rip unit was going to make QS a doddle ?

[Rob D]

It should make it a lot easier..... the only thing I can see being a problem quarter sawing a large log with the flip and rip will be lining up the log with the frame....

 

 

That will come in part 3 - I wanted to start off just covering how you could do it with the handheld mills first and then build up to the f&r!

 

 

[teepeeat]

fair enough, walk before we run sort of thing - look forward to it

[Rob D]

Really? I never realised that.

 

I'll have a play and see the difference as I have a good size burr oak I've been meaning to mill for a while.

 

 

[Rob D]

You do lose the pipping, or at the very least you render the pip/burr more unattractive. Instead of a nice cat's paw figure, you have a fan of pipping that just doesn't look as good. I guess this is why with burr elm logs, you cut the log precisely opposite to quarter sawing.

 

Jonathan

 

 

Was chatting to Andy yesterday and confirms exactly what you're saying Jon - you need to saw off each face to get the full benefits of burring - glad you mentioned it before I started sawing that log I have! I was going to quarter it!