Quarters, in architecture, are those slight upright pieces of timber which are placed between the puncheons and posts, used to lathe upon.

КАТЕКИЗАМ УПОРАЈБИ ШУМА Питања и одговори из подручја науке о упо раби шума и шум. технологије. Саставио: Драгутин Д. Весели, ирофесор на Шумарској Школи у Сарајеву. Ca 54 слике и 6 табла. У властитој наклади пишчсвој. ИОРАДЛ КЛПШЕЈА II ТИСАК ШТАМПАРИЈЕ „БОСЛНСКЛ ПОШТА". САРАЈЕВО, 1927.
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1. Жељезнички прагови 162 2. Дуга 170 3. НекоЈн сортименти мање важиости 178 (Шубије 272, шпмла и шиндра 273, ободп 274, гобеље u паоци 275, телегр. днрецп 276, коци за впнограде 277, штаповн 278). II. Израђивање трговачке робе на пи- ланама 183 1. Мале водене пилане 183 2. Парне гтлане 190 3. Пиланско пословање 192 4. Сортименти пиљене робе п трго- вамке изансе 176 (Даске (tavole, scurette), платице (роnticelli pontj, palancole), штафле (шо- raioni, morali, moraletti), летве (correnti, cantinelli), булови (Boules), naришка пиљена роба (sur dosses'. блистаче (Quartier), ноловњали (Wain- scoat-Logs) 2.i6, децимали, madriers летве за покућство,паркети или фризц (попруге), planches, planchetes, testoni (чеонице), tavoletti (бочнице) 297, др- вене коцке за тарацање 298, резо- нантно дрво 299, дрвна вуна vvolin) и шибибице 300.

A new and enlarged military dictionary: in French and English;
https://books.google.hu/books?id=Q0pKAAAAYAAJ - Oldal lefordítása
Charles James - 1810 - ‎Foreign Language Study
Bois de coupe, Fr. wood that is between 10 and 30 years old. Bois de terpe ... Bois de quartier, Fr. quarters of timber, or wood for quarters. Bois revenartt,Fr. a ...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_sawing
Quarter sawing is a type of cut in the rip-sawing of logs into lumber. The resulting lumber is called quartersawn (quarter-sawn), quartered, and radially-sawn. There is widespread confusion between the terms quartersawn and riftsawn with both words defined with opposite meanings and as synonyms.

Rift sawing (radially sawing)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rift_sawing

This is negyedes deszka in Hungarian. My first workplace was a timber trade company in Latvia in 1993 :-)
http://epa.oszk.hu/02400/02451/00058/pdf/EPA02451_Erdeszetto...

But these are very old expressions.

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What is the difference between Quarter Sawn, Rift Sawn and ...
www.hardwooddistributors.org/.../what-is-the-difference...
When lumber is cut from logs, it is typically cut in one of three ways: quarter sawn, rift sawn or plain sawn. Each type of lumber is dependent on how the log is oriented and cut at the sawmill. The result is a particular orientation of the growth rings on the end grain of the board and is what defines the type of lumber. The type of cut also determines the figure in a piece of wood and the wood’s mechanical properties.

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http://www.hardwooddistributors.org/blog/postings/what-is-qu...

quarter sawn wood/lumberIn addition to the desirable grain pattern this type of wood is also the most dimensionally stable, making it ideal to work with. Quarter sawn lumber exhibits almost no twisting, warping and cupping. It is more resistant to moisture penetration and less prone to surface checking and raised grain.

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Most define it as between 60 – 90 degrees, although others define it as between 75 – 90 degrees or 45 – 90 degrees.