quarter-saw

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quarter-sawed -sawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarter-sawing. ] To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]