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Tony,
The wood that I have is flatsawn Mahogany (Honduras). The boards are long and wide. They flat saw them to yield as much wood as they can get from the log, They make more money that way. Not all of it is suitable to use for laminated necks, but a lot of it is. I also have several 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 planks that I had intended to use on a piece of furniture many years ago. A couple of those will also work for a neck or two. I don't know where MRS got the picture, but it does not accurately depict the method a sawyer uses to cut quartersawn lumber.
I would guess that the Lutherie suppliers have to beg and plead in order to get quartersawn lumber. Quartersawing is wastefull and you don't usually get very wide pieces. SOme of the tonewood suppliers buy the billets and saw it themselves. But they probably pay dearly for them. I think we will see a decline in the exotic tonewoods in the near future. There is a lot of pressure being put on the industry to stop cutting down the trees in the rain forrests. As little wood as we use, it still has an effect on the ecosystems in the rainforrests. Buy it while you can.................That is why alternative neck woods is a good idea. While Luthiers may only use a small percentage of the woods, the furniture industry is the main user. And a lot of boats are made from mahogany, etc. I have been stockpiling tonewoods for this reason. The Zootman has made a bunch off me in the last year or so.
Mike R

Actually the image i posted is correct for rift and quartersawn. The second image is declaring the the middle board on the quartered side can be declared rift sawn and the middle board on the rift side can be declared quartered. Which is true as also is the seventh board on the flat can pass as quartered or rift sawn.
http://www.timberwolfllc.com/site/milling.htm

They wouldn't need to turn the log. They would have to flip the quartered section back and forth. More work to obtain something means higher prices for the product. This is why we pay more for quartered.Browse down in the link provided to the second photo and it will explain the method of quartersawing.
http://treefrogfurniture.blogspot.com/2008/01/that-special-wood.html