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   highfigh | Feb 05, 2005 06:36pm | #1

   There was some internal stress that released when you cut it. Not your fault, just something in the wood. Is it more like a kink?

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   WillGeorge | Feb 05, 2005 08:34pm | #2

   Just a comment..

   Sort of off the subject but I have a cabinet I made for kitchen. It was there about 6 months. Quarter sawn white oak face frame, finished inside and outside..

   Warped and cracked.. I think it was from steam from a tea pot??

   Wood is STRANGE!

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   hammer1 | Feb 05, 2005 08:39pm | #3

   This happens quite often, especially when ripping a wider board down the center. It has nothing to do with being quarter sawn. You are better off buying 1x3 if that's what you need, rather than ripping 1x6. It only happens now and then and you can't tell which boards it will happen to. The likelyhood increases, one in ten?, ripping wide stock down the center. This can also cause binding on the saw. When it starts to happen, just lift the board off the saw, don't try and force it through. You can often finish the cut by turning the board end for end. Afterwards, you just cut up the stock for short pieces.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match