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senunkan
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For a rift sawn bridge blank, which grain direction do you use (1 or 2)?
Why?


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I use no. 2 grain orientation. Read somewhere it was less likely to break out at the saddle slot. Made sense to me.

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Here is a good discussion on the topic.

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Thanks Casey and Max, that sums it up nicely!

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After reading that other thread, I'm also starting to wonder if it might be a good idea to saw bridge blanks a little off perpendicular to the grain. Kinda like this...

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I've repaired quite a few classicals with that particular type of split.

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