Cutting Curly Maple Lumber

Mapping out Boards is difficult to do. Every tree ans board is different. This video is a close look at some of the challenges that come up when attempting to cut Guitar Parts

[@sinaTonewood]

since the tree pitch remained at center of the board, both sides of board will yield you good radial cutted planks

[@pipwerks]

That FLAME! 😍

[@kimball_hardwoods]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@fbodyfan2776]

Great content bud looking forward to more

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@aaronlucasguitars]

Great video! So true!

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Thank you

[@user-br7ys2ow2y]

Thank you Mr. Kimball. Can you tell me how to look at rough cut, select or better hard maple and determine if it has some curl? Thanks

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Easiest way is the side grain. If you are looking at a rough cut bundle pack it will stand out as most of the wood in those packs are Flat Sawn leaving the Side grain of the rough cut lumber on the quarter sawn side. Quarter sawn curly maple is more vibrant and easier to detect in the rough than flat sawn curly maple. Most lumber produced by large mills will be band mill cut with a traditional resaw blade. Decerning the difference between saw marks and curl is the key. Band saw mark are for the most part perfectly straight. Look for curl or marks that are not straight or consistent. If the lumber is rotary cut meaning with a circular saw blade it can me more difficult to detect because the saw marks left emulate curl pattern in wood

[@skatertwig26]

Glad to see another video, thanks for sharing! Do you think you can do something on burl in the future?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

Absolutely thanks

[@rafaelkonzen1133]

How do I contact you?

[@kimball_hardwoods]

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