When wood is put through the saw mill, it is decided what saw cuts will be used. The saw cut determines how the graining of the wood will look. There are three main saw cuts: plain sawn, quarter sawn, and rift sawn. Plain sawn produces boards with graining that is at 0-30 degree angles. Rift sawn is cut so the graining is at 30-60 degree angles. Quarter sawn has 60-90 degree graining. Then there is live sawn, which combines all three saw cuts allowing for a mix of graining on each board. Below we will talk more in detail about these saw cuts.