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The direction in which the veneers are cut determines the variety and beauty of grain effects.
Flat Cut or Slicing
One half of the log or flitch is mounted, heart-side against the flitch table of the slicer. Cuts are made parallel to a line through the log center, producing a variegated pattern.
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Quarter Cut or Slicing
A quarter of the log is mounted to the flitch table so the knife strikes the growth rings of the log at approximately right angles to produce a series of stripes, straight in some woods, varied in others
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Rift-Cut
Mostly used in oak, the rift-cut is used to produce a comb effect. In this wood a series of ray cells (medullary) radiate from the center of the log like spokes from a wheel. The rift effect is obtained by cutting at about a 15º from the quartered position to avoid the flake figure of the medullary rays
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Rotary Cutting
Mounted centrally in a lathe, the log is turned against a razor sharp blade in a tight inward spiral, following the log’s annual rings. A bold variegated grain is produced in an exceptionally wide veneer.
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