I have always been under the impression that high grade soundboards are cleft/riven with a froe/axe/wedge/ from segments of the felled tree , measuring maybe 22-25" in height and that the cleft wedge-shaped blanks were then bandsawn to thickness to ensure a grain direction which for all practical purposes is totally vertical.
I didn't realize that industrial level sawmills even entered into the equation.
My impression is obviously erroneous.
No wonder there are so many complaints about runout (and yes, I know that coniferous trees grow with a very slight spiral twist)
Last edited by murrmac123; 11-27-2018 at 05:50 PM.
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