No reason for thanks, I love hearing people appreciate wondering why the heck he is doing this.
Picked up a 1" x 2" board for a couple of bucks. There are knots in it but the grain is quartered enough to work with and I should get enough brace material out of it.
Cut the offending bits out and what is left.
Started to split the wood along the grain lines. Rather than running the length of the piece the grain runs out the edge of the board. Probably why they call it runout.
Split the wood with a hammer and chisel. While the grain takes a curve further back I can get a usable piece out of this one. The grain line took a detour around a knot.
More examples of why this is not choice wood. A couple of pieces will work though.
What is going on with the pictures? I'll have to figure out why they are coming up so big and not resizing.