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 — verb Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns … Wiktionary
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