quartersaw

[ kwawr-ter-saw ]

verb (used with object)

, quar·ter·sawed, quar·ter·sawed or quar·ter·sawn, quar·ter·saw·ing.

1. to saw see (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.

quartersaw

/ ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː /

verb

1. tr to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartersaw¹

First recorded in 1905–10; quarter + saw ¹