Yes to what feline fanatic said about creating rt triangles out of recs, thus creating those straight grain edges......that was my thought too, and would do that if I were pp that block, but I would not pp that block, just piece it...
yes, I am aware that this technique was originally created to achieve nice sharp points out of complex shapes.....but I have also watched some demos where pieces were were just hacked to fit and sewed on, no concern about SOG....
So, I guess there are two sides to this coin.......