A local mill has a walnut log that will be cut to make a pencil post bed. Is there a section that the posts “should” be cut from? 1/4 sawn? When the posts are cut is there a way to sticker them so they don’t more sideways? Any suggestions are much appreciated.
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Riftsawn posts will give the sides on square portions similar grain. . Of course, when you apply champfers to the legs to create octagonal tapers, these faces would alternate between quartersawn and plain sawn.
If cut "quartersawn" two faces would appear quartersawn, but the adjacent faces would be plain sawn
Jab1 and Steve..
I have no idea what is proper. I made two canopy beds (China styled) from laminated flat sawn Panga-Panga and QS Sapele. As I remember... Riff is almost like QS wood but I am sure that most would NOT notice the grain missmatch (Unless a woodworker) when they receive the new bed! Maybe after a few years after getting the gift...And they thought, we enjoyed each other in the bed and never noticed the grain?
I will say that my flat sawn Panga-Pange was laminated between the QS Sapele... None of the eight (96 inch posts) have changed shape or shown any warping or twist....
But then again I am just a common woodworker.... (Carpenter?)
Pencil post bed posts
Thanks for the help. I reviewed the Marc S. video on rift sawn lumber and saw the nice straight grain it produced. Thanks again.
JAB1
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