Quartersawn lumber and
 

I am looking for the term for how much lumber is "lost" in the cut -

but in the meantime, I saw the pictures for how quartersawn lumber is cut and how similar it looks to the log cabin block pattern.

This is just one explanation/example of wood cutting patterns:

https://woodworking.stackexchange.co...og-into-boards.

In my mind, when rotary cutting, there is some fabric "loss" at each cut, just as there is "loss" at each cut when lumber is sawed.

Sawdust LOL, but seriously, I don't know the term but it is lost by the width of the kerf of the saw... so the thinner the blade/kerf, the less loss there is

Yes, you lose little bit each time. There is also a video about always starting with a clean edge. It does make sense but I don't stress over it either.

A favorite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfvKE0Y6npk


A second one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bkJKQwq4FI

Thanks - would never have thought of that term on my own.

Good videos. Thank you for suggesting them.