Author Topic: Cutting for Curly  (Read 1165 times)

Offline Reegee/Flint

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Cutting for Curly
« on: March 10, 2021, 05:14:09 AM »
If you were looking at the round end of a saw log, how should it be cut to get the best curly grain? Does the grain structure radiate out from the center like cutting a pie, or do you quarter saw to expose the curly running in the right direction for ML stock?
Friend delivered some split maple fire wood and I got some nice curly  big enough for pistols. Set them off to the side of the wood burner to dry out....Wife burned them in the morning   :( I now have a do not burn tag on the others.
Three feet of the stump is still in the ground, will excavate it out and cut accordingly.
I need to identify type of maple.

Offline ed lundquist

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Re: Cutting for Curly
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2021, 06:27:18 AM »
Don't put them by the stove! Air dry will take a few years, seal the end grain and find a spot with good air flow. Don't try to rush it,it takes time. Buy a moisture meter. Patience.

Offline Maineshops

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Re: Cutting for Curly
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2021, 04:46:52 PM »
The stocks I’m working  now I took a slab off and then cut the stock blank off. Then rotating the log and repeated. Captured a lot of cutl. That’s the only one I’ve done so I’m no expert for sure. . Be sure to cut it thick enough to allow for warp and subsequent straightening, I didn’t allow enough and have no wiggle room. Dan.

Offline Top Jaw

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Re: Cutting for Curly
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2021, 05:24:31 PM »