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Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:25 am
by Dave Bagwill
Maybe a diagram would help - but I've read somewhere about gluing together some non-1/4-sawn wood and ending up with quarter saw or something like that? I do NOT get it. I am also probably framing the question incorrectly. If you can read my mind - I'll take off the tinfoil hat for a few minutes - please help me on this.
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:02 am
by bertoncini
You can take flatsawn lumber and cut neck profiles out of it and when you glue them up the grain will be vertical...magic...quartersawn. If you don't understand, I think I have a Maple blank like this in shop I can try to get a good picture for you.
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:49 am
by ken cierp
Exactly -- all our laminated necks are made from flat sawn material, when you stand it on the narrow edge it is a vertical grain sandwich.
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:13 am
by TonyinNYC
Mmmmm....sandwich...
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:55 am
by Dave Bagwill
Dave if you find a minute sometime to shoot an explanatory pic it would really help. The visualizing thing has never been my strong suit which is, surprisingly, sandwiches. :-)
Thanks.
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:03 pm
by bertoncini
Dave
- Flatsawn 1.jpg (59.28 KiB) Viewed 974 times
Here is the profiles as they would have been cut from the flatsawn boord
- Flatsawn 2.jpg (37.92 KiB) Viewed 974 times
Here is the flatsawn "sandwich"
- Flatsawn 3.jpg (50.4 KiB) Viewed 974 times
And here is in proper position
Hope this helps...please forgive the sloppy work...very old stuff I have had here for very long time
Re: Would someone explain this?
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:21 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I will study that, Dave. There are just some concepts that kick my butt. It looks like you've simply turned the sandwich on its side?