On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:15:24 -0600, Leon wrote:

For a few of us that need a simpler explanation of quarter sawn lumber
and why it is more expensive,

This method is labor and time intensive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvUPJPFg4wM


And done another way in a more wasteful manner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvUPJPFg4wM

They touch on it a little in the video, it requires a much higher quality
log. The reason for this is very little high grade is extracted from the
center of an oak log. Hence the origin of the grade FAS, indicating First
And Second cut of a log.

Generally when flat sawing grade oak lumber the core material is dropped
out as a 7x9, 6x8, 6x6 etc. The lumber goes to grade markets and the cants
for ties, dunnage, resawed for pallets or a thousand other uses.

In quarter sawing the mill has to deal with a lot of low grade lumber from
the core and/or purchase higher grade logs, either choice runs the cost
up.

Industrial green hardwood markets consume far more hardwood than
the grade lumber markets. The demand for railties greatly enhances the
price of flooring.


basilsik