Boule

French boule

Full definition of boule

Noun

1. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
2. A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
3. A round loaf of bread.
4. (woodworking) A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.
• 1986, Fine woodworking on wood and how to dry it, Behind him is lumber 'sawn in the boule.' Wood is more commonly sawn in this manner in Europe and is stacked in the order it comes from the log.
• 1995, August, Specialty lumber dealers can cut and sticker a log "in the boule," so that boards hold the same relative position they had before milling
• 1991, August, A live-sawn log kept as a unit is known as a boule
• 2005, Andy Rae, Workshop Idea Book, IN THE BOULE. If you work with whole logs, allocate enough space for storing flitch-cut planks in the order they were sawn. Their sheer bulk helps keep them flat, and stacking in order makes sequential matching for color and grain much easier

Alteration of Boulle. See buhl.

Noun

1. (woodworking) Alternative form of buhl----