waney edge
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I was talking to a Brit and mentioned "live edge lumber" and when I explained what it was he said, "Oh, you mean waney edge lumber."

Have you ever heard of this?

I Googled waney edge lumber:  https://www.google.com/search?q=waney+ed...8Q_AUIBygC

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#9
Yup -  one of a number of lumber defects, at least in some people's eyes.  Others listed here-

http://www.decks.com/how-to/188/lumber-defects-101
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#10
"Wane" is a common term describing what we commonly call a "live edge." Webster has this as one of several definitions for the term "WANE":

2 [Middle English, defect, from Old English wana; akin to Old English wan deficient] : a defect in lumber characterized by bark or a lack of wood at a corner or edge
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The waney edge


As a young Boy I was taught it was the Wane edge of the wood. wasn't until I started coming to innnnerweb forums that I heard it called "live edge" Laying there it doesn't look so live to me
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Semantics. probably half the discussions in woodworking are not much more than semantics. You call it Poe ta toe, I call it Po Tat oe, it's still a spud
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Wane is the common term in the sawmill sector, and means when the board "runs out" on one edge / corner. Usually because of the taper in the tree. The board grading rules list how much wane is allowed for certain grades, and a smart sawyer can sometimes actually increase the value of the board, by trimming a couple of ft off the end, or ripping the strip with the wane off. The bd/ft measure is then less, but the value of the board is more because it now makes it into a higher grade.

Live Edge would be when you intend to saw a board like that. That's not a defect then, it's a feature, and the grading rules don't apply any more.

But the two terms are likely to have different meanings in different places, like a lot of sawmill terms and slang. Here and in the US the weather boards on the cabin would be called Live Edge, but I can see how they could be referred to as Waney as well
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#13
Whoever this wane character is, he surely cuts some crooked edges.
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#14
That's cause he was stoned all the time.



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