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Is there a name for this type of cut?

Started by mredden, July 19, 2019, 11:51:46 AM

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mredden



I milled this from a crotch so that both sides and one end are live edge. Forgive the poor seesaw effect. Lots of nails and forcing the cut but this particular tree at this length is required by my customer. (He bought two  chains.) Gonna take a good bit of planing when I get the nails out but the customer is ecstatic (and is paying somebody else for the planing - but I have to remove the metal.)

Is there a name for this type of cut with one end remaining live edge?

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A board with both ends live edge (bark or no bark) is usually called a Flitch. 
The end being bark isn't really relevant. 

References: 
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/flitch
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Defining_Slab_and_Flitch.html


redbeard

Possibly could be called a live edge slab with a feature of a limb oval.
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Southside

Designer firewood.  Sorry to be the Debbie Downer but I suspect that knot will crack in multiple directions and make the slab cup as it dries.  
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Ianab

Quote from: Southside on July 30, 2019, 11:37:01 PM
Designer firewood.  Sorry to be the Debbie Downer but I suspect that knot will crack in multiple directions and make the slab cup as it dries.  
Probably right about the splitting, a star check in the knot is almost certain. 
But all is not lost. Plane it smooth and mix up some epoxy and call it a "feature". In some ways more cracks will help, as the slab should stay flatter is the stress is relieved via the cracking. If it doesn't crack, it could turn into a pretzel. 
There is some confusion about the slab / flitch thing. Probably a Southern hemisphere thing, but a big wide edge "flitch" is called a "slab" here. Hence the big 4 stroke chainsaw mills are called "slabbers", or you have a "slabbing" attachment to your swing blade mill.  The bark sided first cut that is called a "slab" in the US, we call "firewood".
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Quote from: esteadle on July 30, 2019, 07:42:53 PM
A board with both ends live edge (bark or no bark) is usually called a Flitch.
The end being bark isn't really relevant.

References:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/flitch
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Defining_Slab_and_Flitch.html
                        It's called round edge.

OffGrid973

Put anything in that half flitch feature to keep it from getting worse and see what happens next year...good luck 
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mredden

Quote from: Southside on July 30, 2019, 11:37:01 PM
Designer firewood.  Sorry to be the Debbie Downer but I suspect that knot will crack in multiple directions and make the slab cup as it dries.  
Not too worried about splitting but cupping is a real concern
I got five good 6/4 (flitches or slabs as any individual may prefer to read) with this feature. One is attempting to crook, the others are laying very flat thus far. The oval end seems to carry much more water than the rest of the "board" so I may have more problems as drying progresses. I'm going to debark the oval end this weekend to see if it helps a more even breathing. In retrospect, I wish I  had cut 13/4s to halve them next year after air drying

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