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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
By:Travis Kinchen
Date: 6/18/2003, 1:39 pm
Date: 6/18/2003, 1:39 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction (Ken)
: When cutting rib stock, should the finished grain direction of the rib look
: ... flat sawn ... or quarter sawn?
: Thanks!
: Ken
I'd recommend that the finished rib stock be "quartersawn". I think it would be too hard to get "flatsawn" ribs without significant grain runout.
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
Ken -- 6/17/2003, 8:48 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
Brian Nystrom -- 6/18/2003, 2:53 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
Travis Kinchen -- 6/18/2003, 1:39 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
West -- 6/17/2003, 11:38 pm - Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rib Grain Direction
