Acoustic Guitar Construction

Am I right in assuming that only the sides need to be quartered?
Wouldn't a back be just as good if it were rift or flat-sawn, if braced properly?

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Every time I log onto the forum, I get a warning that the the site is "unsafe" and wants to take me away from it.
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A local apple orchard is cutting down a bunch of trees in the next year or so. I approached them about acquiring some of the wood before it is chopped up for firewood. Hopefully I would like to get one of the bigger trunks to use for tonewood and, as a beginner, I would like to get advice from the w...

End grain...

I recently acquired a beautifully figured piece of Douglas Fir (or I think it's Douglas Fir. I live on the east coast of N.A. and would never have seen any before). Rough measurements are 40"x11"x1.25". When I found the wood, it was painted on both sides. Looking at the end grain, it ...

Finally starting a lifelong dream of building an acoustic guitar. For my first build, I chose lower grade (cheaper) tonewoods. But I am quickly discovering that nothing is cheap when building a guitar!!! Pretty woods, but nothing special. I knew that mistakes would be made and hopefully I would lear...

A question for those of you that harvest your own maple wood...
Is there a way to identify curly, quilted, birds eye or flamed maple before sawing the wood?
Are there identifiers on the log itself?
Thanks.