Sawing Logs to Achieve Different Grain Patterns - Ask Matt #11
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- A board can have a varied look depending on how it was cut from the log. I’ve been asked how to cut a log to achieve different grain patterns and what the difference is between plain sawn, rift sawn, and quarter sawn. In this video I go through the basics of each cut of lumber and share my typical thought process as I slab a log.
This is the eleventh episode of my Ask Matt series where I answer broader topic questions. If you have an idea for a topic for a future episode, please let me know.
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It's great that you showed everyone how the log is quartersawn by actually sawing it up! Well done man!
WoodworkingManiak Well yeah, it's way more interesting if I actually do it ;)
It's not "a fun thing to know". It's fundamental. Thank you very much. I've been looking for such a lecture for a while now!
This is one of the most informative and lest theatrical woodworking videos I have seen in a while. Best!!
Matthew, great video. One thing you left out with the quarter sawn sticks was to lie them together to show the grain pattern and that although the stock is small it's still very usable when glued into panels. It's great that you point out that rift sawn sticks are good for legs. Also, spindles for turners. Rift sawn lumber is also good for winding sticks, beams for marking gauges etc. Where as quarter sawn is good for panels like table tops, making wooden planes. Now that I'm thinking more about it. This could be a part two episode: to provide a lecture on what types of lumber are best for different purposes. Thanks.
Thanks Matt. First time I have had a clear idea of the grain patterns. Have you done an episode where you discuss which grain patterns are best for which which features of a project? Also, congrats on the new addition to the family.
This was incredibly helpful, Thanks Matt!
Video was right to the point. Presented in a clear, concise and graphical manner. Best one I’ve seen on the topic.
I'm new to the lumber industry. This video really helped me.
+DJ Avalo Great to hear. Thanks!
Great job Matt, these technical topics can be really confusing, but your explanations are super clear and easy to understand. I've never seen demonstrate cutting up a log to get quarter sawn boards, I'll definitely be referencing this video when I need to cut some logs up.
Zac Higgins Thank you Zac! I'm glad it was easy to follow and understand :)
I'm always learning something watching your videos!
Lane Bros WoodShop awesome!!
Very nice. One of those things that you can know about the wood but not really think about the process to achieve.
thanks!
Nice job showing how the cuts affect grain orientation. I've seen the diagrams, but showing the pattern as you cut it is particularly effective.
Barry's Workshop Thank you Barry!
Matt, Truly enjoyed your video. I'd like to see more on this topic; i.e., learning how to select rough cut boards at the lumber yard to satisfy one's needs to build furniture. Flatsawn, riftsawn, quartersawn cut boards, and how to use them to build visually appealing furniture pieces. For example, how about you selecting boards to build a table or desk, and then actually rough cutting, jointing, planing, and final table saw cutting the boards for each of the furniture piece's parts. This is a part of woodworking that is rarely explained. I enjoy your videos tremendously.
Mat you are still one off the best.
This was an awesome video!! It's like the stuff that you didn't even know that you needed to know. :)
Thanks Matt, you're a rockstar!!!
Great video, am saving this video as future reference since tomorrow am getting a 14” bandsaw, the one thing I won’t be doing is placing my crack on the board or near the blade. Very instructional
Absolutely found this interesting and useful. I've never really understood the different terms flat sawn, riff sawn, quarter sawn...now I know!!
Great explanation, thanks Matt!
Thanks for this great video. Very educational and good information all woodworkers should be familiar with.
Most informative channel on youtube for new woodworkers. thank you
Awesome to hear! Thanks!
Matt I think you just saved me from making a regrettable set of cuts in some very old 3x3 heart pine tobacco drying beams. They're slated for table legs. Now i will select the diagonal grain pieces rather than randomly selecting. I get it now.. the resulting pattern on all 4 sides matching.. awesome.
3 years with this mill flying without any instruction (I avoid it.. I would rather do me, and not just be a copy of someone else) and Im lucky enough to find your honest reporting of info and tips amongst all the "look at me Im great" versions out there.
You need some of my pawlonia for your demos.. its much kinder to the equipment!
Tell me what size and what cut you want and i'll ship you a hunk!
You make learning so much fun, Matt! I love these kinds of videos, too. All of your explainers are jam-packed with info, but never dry or overwhelming.
Thank you so much!
Easily one of the best educational woodworking channels on the net
Phil Sarullo Thank you so much, Phil!
Very well explained. Thanks Matt!
Matt is so nice
Always love your videos. So informative. Showing my woodshop class this video tomorrow. We mill on a wood mizer and build from what we mill. Thank you
Awesome! Thanks for the videos on the mini skids. I'm likely going to be getting one.
@@mcremona go big, I think the CTX 50 is just a little too small
I’m looking at a used s800. I think it’ll give me a good amount of versatility in a still pretty small package
@@mcremona I think that is a better way to go. One thing I really like about the stand ons is that they are easier on my back and I really like the great visibility with kids around. success showing your video today.
Awesome!!
Matt, I thoroughly enjoy all your videos and hope you keep producing them for a long time. This has to be one of your most informative.
Tom Denny Thank you Tom! I'm glad this one was so informative!
Thank you very much, Matthew!
I am grateful that you treated this subject in depth.
umbalaba Thank you!!!
Great video as usual Matt. A lot of interesting information and now I actually know what to look for when picking out lumber.
Joe White Thank you, Joe! I'm glad it was helpful!
I've been looking into cutting my own lumber. I found your info extremely useful. Thanks ever so much. Now every time I cut up a log I will say thanks to Matt.
haha! I can't wait to be thanked :)
I meant like a silent prayer, Buddy. Hope you are not expecting phone calls ;).
Silent phone calls
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Good info and appreciate the demo to make it clear. Nice work.
Very clear description. Thanks for posting it. Lots of nice looking slabs in your intro shot, too. Maybe could do videos on kiln drying & surfacing.
Great video Mat! I have been asked about that very thing a few times but was unable to enplane it in a manner that made seance to others, now I can just refer them to this video. lol
Rich McNatt Thanks Rich!!
Great video - very clear and easy to understand explanation. I'm looking forward to exploring more of your videos.
Richard Beebe Thank you Richard!
you are a great teacher and your enthusiasm is evident. keep up the good work.
Scott Haun Thank you Scott!
Best explanation on this subject that I've ever seen, Matt! I finally and completely understand the differences. Thanks!
Steve Collins Thank you so much, Steve!
Great information! I've never really taken grain pattern into consideration, largely because I have never milled my own lumber. This is definitely something I'd like to get into because I'm beginning to dabble in furniture building using fine wood and iron. Grain selection will give me even more customization opportunities! Thanks for putting together such a well though out video, I'll definitely be watching it again. Cheers!
Konrad Mohring Thank you Konrad!!! So glad it was helpful!
I’ll definitely have to watch this a few more times to understand all of it but, with no previous knowledge you made it fairly easy to understand for someone just starting out. How long have you been learning this and where did you begin?
Thank you for this! Very helpful explanation for my NCIDQ exam.
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS ! MORE VIEWS OF THE CUT BOARDS PLEASE. ONE OF FIFTY OF US IS FROM MOSUORI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Extremely informative and very well presented. I've always wondered about the various cuts and now it is clear to me. Thanks for an excellent video presentation !
Michael Trent Thank you Mike! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thanks Matt! This has been the easiest understanding of sawn lumber.
Thanks Matt!
great lesson and video Matt lessom
Patrick's work shop Thanks Patrick!
lots of great info Matt!
Thanks, Nick!
Really enjoyed that - thanks! Probably won't be slabbing logs anytime soon, but good to know when buying lumber.
synapseZA Thanks for the suggestion. It's a great topic. Good stuff to know!
Again... very interesting. Thanks for showing us the process.
Stone and Sons Workshop Thank you!
Very informative video, thanks for sharing it with us! Awesome!
Scrap wood City Thank you!
I kind of knew this stuff from time to time. But it never sticks with me since I don't deal with having to identify it that often. But because if how you explained it, I think it will stick with me longer now. Well done.
diycentral Hopefully it stays stuck in there :) Thanks!!
Great demonstration Matt.
Thanks!
Another fascinating video matt. I love the whole beginning to end journey you adopt in your videos. I'm looking forward to seeing that maple turn up in a project in a couple of years. Also hope the bump is all good. Thanks again for all the time you put into giving us such useful info.
12pabloman Thank you! I'm sure it will turn into something. If anything it's more cutting board stock. The bump is great! getting really close!
Excellent video Matt! I was going to suggest this as a topic for your series, but I guess others already have, great topic for an Ask Matt. The different cuts seem confusng to determine until you look at it, then it seems simple, and you explained it well.
Matt Williams Thank you Matt! I had two viewers suggest it last week. It was a fun topic for me :)
Very informative Matthew Cremona Thanks.
great explanation of quartersawn logs - thanks
thanks!
Very interesting and very informative! I would like to see you quarter saw a large log on the big bandsaw and explain the procedure as you go.
Hi Matt, thank you for this video, very informative! Something that really impresses me about your content is the level of knowledge you are able to share not only on the creation process of a piece in your woodworking, but also on tree analysis, identification, and the milling that happens before creating a piece. Are there any sources that you highly recommend for study on these things? Did you receive any formal education in the biology of trees outside of your bio major, or is most of it built from your background as a bio major early on in your college years? Thank you so much for sharing such amazing work with everyone!
Thanks Matt, very helpful. For some reason, I struggle trying to remember this stuff. Your demo made it easier for me too get it. I hope.
Belikeiam Ivers Thank you! Hopefully it sticks for you :)
Thanks Matt. You made that easy to understand.
Awesome to hear. Thanks Andrew!
Nice informative video Matt! Thanks for your time! I seen an earlier suggestion for a video that I would like to second. Identifying different "common" species of woodworking lumber. Just an idea.
Dusty LeBlanc Thank you Dusty. Look for that video soon ;)
Love your videos and projects, Matt! I have a suggestion for Ask Matt:
I noticed you talked about logs you've had sitting around for a couple years that started checking. How long could you leave logs lying around, sealed or unsealed, before they go bad? What would you do with a bunch of logs that have been laying outside in the weather for three years that have considerable checking but still has useable wood two to four inches in from the end of the logs?
I've recently come across a couple trailers full of dark walnut logs ranging from two to four feet long. The tree had already been cut into logs and has been sitting outside for three years. I'm just not sure what to do with it to slow down the process of it all being wasted. Any suggestions? Would love to hear your thoughts in a video!
Keep up the good work!
Caleb Toole Thank you Caleb! That's a really good question. It's pretty much going to be a "it depends" sort of answer. Typically if I encounter a log that has been sitting around I may cut back the ends a bit to see if the checking only extends a little bit. The are usually too far gone when you can see the checking from the sides of the log. That means the log has split down its entire length. This is a good topic. I'll touch on it on my shop update next week. Thanks!
Matthew Cremona Sweet! Thanks, Matt. Looking forward to it!
Always good stuff from you, Matt.
Steve French Thank you, Steve!
Just found your channel and you are definitely subscribe worthy! Your shop is clean and you have a good speaking personality. I'll keep watching
hopefully the cleanliness of my shop isn't a continuing factor of your subscription status :)
Great information. And timely! I've a Madrone tree that fell down a while back and I want to saw it up and use it and this is going to really help me to maximize my yield and get useable material. Thanks!
Jeremy McMahan Thank you! That's going to be really awesome! Any projects planned for it?
As always, more good info here Matt!
Great video Matt, looks like you can ditch the large sawmill and just use you shop bandsaw to mill lumber from now on, 😂
Excellent tutorial. The best explanation I have seen. Thanks!
+john cooper thanks John!
I love your videos! I always look forward to them. Would you consider doing a video on common wood species identification? Or even tree identification? I use a lot of reclaimed wood in my projects and having that info would be really helpful.
Jeff Wahlig Thank you Jeff! I can do a video on both those topics. I'll add them to the queue. Thanks for the suggestions!
Great explanation, Matt!
So how thick is the kerf when you cut with your chainsaw?
And how safe did you feel jointing a round log?
wordsnwood Thanks Art! The chainsaw kerf is about 1/4". Perfectly safe :)
This was a great informative video! Thanks!
Excellent presentation Matt. I just wish the log was as easy to flip and turn on the mill, as it is in your shop.
Thank you! Yes, I wish that as well :)
Great video. Maybe do a video about getting the lace in white oak?
thanks a very informative video I will save and cross reference. it is one of the best on TH-cam explaining how to cut lumber.
simon aldridge Thank you Simon!
Very comprehensive. Thank you very much.
norm1124 Thank you!
A lot of great info Matt. Thanks for sharing
Moy perez woodshop Thank you!
Most excellent Matt!!!!!!
Very well done. You can teach this stuff if you put your hand to it.
First rate tutorial.
Steve McEntyre Thank you so much Steve! I really appreciate that!!
You're a champion friend
Love it! Thank you! I might be heading to a sawmill tomorrow in Buffalo and watertown to look at some maple so this is helpful...
nice! Have fun!
I love your videos Matt, this is great. I've had questions about this, and many other topics you touch on on other videos, for a long time. Thank you
***** Thank you Jorge!!
Hi Matt:
Aswith each and every of your videos, I'm learning a lot.
At last I undertand this, now I´ll be able tu buy wood with more confidence.
Ferlopag That's excellent! Thank you!
Very informative demonstration. Much better than looking at two dimensional drawing. What blade do you run on your band saw?
Jim Holladay Thank you Jim! It's a 1/2" Lenox Tri-Master
Thanks Matt great information. I appreciate all that you share with us!
Thanks!
This was so interesting...a topic I knew nothing about!
kim4win Thank you!
Nicely presented Matt, I learnt heaps!
Tim Elley Thank you Tim!
You have a lot of great information in your videos, thanks for sharing that with us.
paulsjunkcars Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time and effort for such an informative video
well done.
Greetings from Australia
61john2112 Thank you!
very helpful! appreciate the time you put into these videos
thanks Bryan!
Really nice explanation of it all, great video as usual!!
Adam Hollermann Thank you Adam!
Very informative, you're a great teacher, Matt!
fajitadan Thank you so much!
Thanks Matt.
Ted Alexander Thanks Ted. It was great meeting you today!
Yeah, it was like meeting a celebrity for me. You are a good guy Matt.
Ted Alexander haha! yeah right!
You explained this so well...I really appreciate it
rowesyful Thank you!
Thanks. First vid I have seen that has explained this clearly. Keep going :)
Thank you!!
Very well explained! Thank You!
Joseph Muench Thank you, Joseph!
Your vids are top notch man.
Kevin C Thank you so much, Kevin!
Good info, I have a poster that shows me this. Thanks Matt
***** Thanks Dema!
Very educational! Thanks Matt!
I would love to see the life of a piece of lumber (i.e. log to jewelry box).
Jeremy Makes Stuff Thank you! Might as well go a step further and go tree to jewelry box ;)
Great explanation, Matt. I learned a lot. I love how the subtitles of this video start with "Hair on my name is Matt..." ;-) Thank you for this video, Matt! Hair on!
Mighty Wood Thank you! How I love the auto subtitles... Hair on!
Just in time for me , I have a apple log (chunk ) about twice the size of your demo log . Once I have it quartered I can run it through my saw and now know what I'm getting .
great explanation
Matt, it is my understanding that "plain sawn" is a cutting technique (slabbing parallel cuts) and that "flat sawn" is the description of a board's grain pattern. Is that correct?
A log cut "plain sawn" would produce some boards that are flat sawn, some that are rift sawn, and even some quarter sawn near the center.
Jon Lapham I think you are right. For whatever reason, I seem to use them interchangeably. Thanks for pointing that out. I'm going to try to correct myself in the future.
I loved this! Thank you for explaining 😊👍
Love your Ask Matt Series. #11 brings up a question. How do you compensated for blade wander when you resaw? I recently tried to Re-Saw a 4/4 down to a 3/4 on a slab of curly maple and the blade crept over almost an 1/8" ruining the piece. The top was right on line, but the blade at the bottom had crept? Maybe an episode on resewing and setup would be worthwhile.
As David peters has replied,use the widest blade your machine can handle.
Further, tension, tension, tension. See also Don Christies comment.
Also I think paring off only an 1/8" is job for planer, not bandsaw.
The 1/8" coming off is flimsy, does not support bs blade
Matt, how does cutting affect the more exotic figure, like birds-eye and quilting and tiger stripe? Will you wind up without special kinds of figure if you cut in the wrong orientation? I realize that will be especially true for crotch cuts. If you cut a slab perpendicular to a branch, will you get more compression quilting than you would if you cut it on the same plane as the limb?