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Whether to Quarter-Saw Honey Locust
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From contributor D: I have. Small ray flecks kind of like 1/4 sawn cherry. I don't see many around here big enough to 1/4. What is your purpose? From the original questioner: Just curious what kind of look it is. Maybe a wainscoting or something? From contributor D: Here is a close-up of the ray fleck I mentioned from a 1/4 sawn board I had laying around. From a distance the lumber looks not much different than flat sawn though.  Click here for higher quality, full size image From Professor Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: For good ray fleck in honey locust, you do need to be very close to perfect q-sawing. Note in the picture above how the ray fleck is limited to a small area where this is true. Considering the loss in yield when q-sawing, the extra time, and the lack of a market, I suggest not doing it, unless you have a specific use or buyer in mind already who will pay extra. From contributor D: What Gene said. Honey locust is pretty enough flat sawn in my opinion - one of my favorite woods. The picture I posted was the only thing handy (on top of a pile) and near a crotch, thus the irregularity in the fleck. The only market I have found for 1/4 sawn HL was luthiers, and it was custom sawn to order. The pay was worth the extra effort, but I would never saw it and try to market it at a premium. If someone contacts me with a request and money to back it up, I will 1/4 saw a bratwurst. From the original questioner: Thanks guys. I’ve been working with a pile of flat sawn hl and noticed the fleck on a piece of scrap, and if I 1/4 saw anything, it is usually for my own use. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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