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Old 06-11-2018, 09:52 AM   #1
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bed wood

so I got my bed wood last week and was told its not what I ordered, can any of you wood guys tell me if this is quarter sawn white oak, I am pretty sure its white oak but not quarter sawn
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Old 06-11-2018, 10:29 AM   #2
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Re: bed wood

That is not quarter sawn. If you look at the ends of the board, the growth rings on quarter sawn stock are always perpendicular to the face of the board.
True quarter cut oak looks something like this:
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Old 06-11-2018, 11:08 AM   #3
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great thnx, just wanted another opinion before I call mar-k
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Old 06-12-2018, 12:20 AM   #4
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Re: bed wood

There should be quite a price difference.
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Old 06-12-2018, 08:09 AM   #5
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so I called mar-k and they agree they sent wrong wood, they reimbursed me 180.00 dollars, they said they have new people in the wood shop that only seen white oak
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Old 06-14-2018, 10:57 PM   #6
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Re: bed wood

Thanks for sharing,
I'm about to order from them!
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