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rift-sawn

rift-sawn

See also: riftsawn and rift sawn

English

Verb

rift-sawn

  1. past participle of rift-saw

Adjective

rift-sawn (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of riftsawn
    • 1999, Dave Gerr, The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners, ISBN 0070231591, page 86:
      There are three important things to keep in mind about the tangential and radial directions in a rift-sawn board.
    • 2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, ISBN 111805329X:
      Rift-sawn boards have a straight grain pattern as opposed to the circular pattern of the plain-sawn boards.