Re: New project - 'Amber'
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:34 pm
Bent -
Our respective sources seem to not agree with each other. In an effort to verify my original source, I went to Wikipedia. Thus:
Quilt or quilted maple refers to a type of "figure" in maple wood. It is seen on the tangential plane (flat-sawn) and looks like a wavy "quilted" pattern, often similar to ripples on water. It is a distortion of the grain pattern itself. Prized for its beauty, it is used frequently in the manufacturing of musical instruments especially guitars. Quilted maple is an end grain figure that shows a circular pattern on flat sawn material. There are many terms that describe the shape and pattern of quilted maple. Aka popcorn, tubular, sausage, bubble wrap, angle step.
High quality (3A grade or above) quilted maple can be extremely expensive. A standard guitar billet made of 5A (premium) quilted maple costs a few hundred dollars.
It would appear that my original source was innacurate as regards "rift" sawn lumber in that they equated it with slab-sawn. To confuse the issue even further, I ask you to look at the cuts labeled "rift" in the diagram that you posted. The axes of all of the pieces point toward the center of the log - its' axis. This, to me, is true "quarter-sawn" in that the direction of the cut is perpendicular to grain. In the instance of that labeled "quarter", there is only one piece (out of 9) that I would consider suitable for the top of a well-made acoustic or classic guitar - that being the center piece, its' grain running vertical to the plane of the wood.
From one of the attachments above, it appears that it is in direct conflict with your diagram as regards "rift" sawing. Who do we believe? And yes, my term - slab-sawn - is, indeed, that which your diagram labels as "flat-sawn". Confusion reigns.
No matter. Our collective diagrams and photos show the possible cuts of lumber to be had. 'Tis said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that be so, then any of us can cart a diagram or photo to a lumber yard and say "This is what I want" - with a finger appropriately placed.
Richard
Our respective sources seem to not agree with each other. In an effort to verify my original source, I went to Wikipedia. Thus:
Quilt or quilted maple refers to a type of "figure" in maple wood. It is seen on the tangential plane (flat-sawn) and looks like a wavy "quilted" pattern, often similar to ripples on water. It is a distortion of the grain pattern itself. Prized for its beauty, it is used frequently in the manufacturing of musical instruments especially guitars. Quilted maple is an end grain figure that shows a circular pattern on flat sawn material. There are many terms that describe the shape and pattern of quilted maple. Aka popcorn, tubular, sausage, bubble wrap, angle step.
High quality (3A grade or above) quilted maple can be extremely expensive. A standard guitar billet made of 5A (premium) quilted maple costs a few hundred dollars.
It would appear that my original source was innacurate as regards "rift" sawn lumber in that they equated it with slab-sawn. To confuse the issue even further, I ask you to look at the cuts labeled "rift" in the diagram that you posted. The axes of all of the pieces point toward the center of the log - its' axis. This, to me, is true "quarter-sawn" in that the direction of the cut is perpendicular to grain. In the instance of that labeled "quarter", there is only one piece (out of 9) that I would consider suitable for the top of a well-made acoustic or classic guitar - that being the center piece, its' grain running vertical to the plane of the wood.
From one of the attachments above, it appears that it is in direct conflict with your diagram as regards "rift" sawing. Who do we believe? And yes, my term - slab-sawn - is, indeed, that which your diagram labels as "flat-sawn". Confusion reigns.
No matter. Our collective diagrams and photos show the possible cuts of lumber to be had. 'Tis said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that be so, then any of us can cart a diagram or photo to a lumber yard and say "This is what I want" - with a finger appropriately placed.
Richard