Dictionary entry

Quarter-saw

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Quar″ter–saw′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Quarter-sawed-sawn; p. pr. & vb. n.Quarter-sawing.] To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously.