I don’t mind the math, just like to get it all taken care of ahead of time, and then put the tape away for the rest of the job, or at least till the next type of layup.

I’m with Chris, arched brace trusses and most any curved work was historically, and IMO still is, scribe work. This is an efficiency thing as much as it is a right tool for the job thing.

To analogize, why would I pick up a Stratocastor to pick out a bluegrass tune



And am I the only one that would be reluctant to warranty a large sawn curve ? Not only is it gonna be unbalanced and bow when one side is whacked out of it, but I’d be concerned that it was gonna check or shear apart, never mind that every inch “curved” out of it would have to be discounted value wise, and intentionally introducing slope of grain, just kinda goes against the grain.

Besides wood grows crooked every day, the only real trick is convincing the loggers not to push it all into the chipper bound slash pile