Lumber can be flat sawn or radial sawn. Of the two, radial-sawn lumber is more wasteful of wood. Why then is it used?

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In a radial-sawn lumber, all growth rings are of approximately the same length. Therefore, a radial-sawn member shrinks evenly on drying, reducing the member's distortion.

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