quartersaw
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quartersaw — ☆ quartersaw [kwôrt′ər sô΄ ] vt. quartersawed, quartersawed or [Chiefly Brit.] Brit. quartersawn, quartersawing to saw (a log) into quarters lengthwise and then into boards, in order to show the grain of the wood to advantage; also, to produce… … English World dictionary
quartersaw — /kwawr teuhr saw /, v.t., quartersawed, quartersawed or quartersawn, quartersawing. to saw (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. [1905 10; QUARTER +… … Universalium
quartersaw — /ˈkwɔtəsɔ/ (say kwawtuhsaw) verb (t) (quartersawed, quartersawn, quartersawing) to saw (timber) into quarters so that the faces coincide with radii of the log …
quartersaw — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to saw (a log) radially into quarters and then into boards or planks in which the annual rings are at or nearly at right angles to the wide face to secure lumber that will warp relatively little, will not be… … Useful english dictionary
Fred Bourguignon — en 2001 Fred Bourguignon (1916 † 2008) est un peintre et poète français. Biographie Fred Bourguignon est né le 2 novembre 1916, à La Renisière, hameau du Château d Oléron sur l île d Oléron. Il publi … Wikipédia en Français
tangent-saw — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to saw (a log) lengthwise by parallel cuts in regular succession compare quartersaw … Useful english dictionary
