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      • Cross grain, also known as interlocked grain, occurs when the fibers of the wood intersect or twist irregularly. This pattern can create beautiful and intricate designs, but it can also present challenges in woodworking due to its tendency to cause tear-out. Woods such as mahogany and teak often exhibit cross grain patterns.
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  2. Dec 22, 2021 · Wood grain refers to the arrangement of a wood’s fibres resulting from the growth of a tree. When the tree is cut, these fibres reveal a visual pattern of relatively darker and lighter wood, commonly known as the grain or — more accurately — the ‘figure’.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wood_grainWood grain - Wikipedia

    In its simplest aesthetic meaning, wood grain is the alternating regions of relatively darker and lighter wood resulting from the differing growth parameters occurring in different seasons (i.e., growth rings) on a cut or split piece of wood.

  4. www.woodmagazine.com › understanding-wood-grainUnderstanding Wood Grain

    Nov 2, 2018 · To fill or not to fill. When wood finishers refer to a hardwood as open-grained or close-grained, they're talking about the relative size of the pores. This determines whether or not the surface requires application of a filler to get a smoother finish. It's all in how you view a board.

  5. Jun 16, 2023 · Cross grain, also known as interlocked grain, occurs when the fibers of the wood intersect or twist irregularly. This pattern can create beautiful and intricate designs, but it can also present challenges in woodworking due to its tendency to cause tear-out.

  6. Aug 26, 2021 · Cross Grain Plywood is made up of alternating wood in a cross grains fashion to give it strength. As the name may suggest, cross grain wood features grain lines that run diagonally across the board. However, this is not in relation to the growth of the tree but more to do with how the board is cut.

  7. Jan 23, 2024 · Wood grains and the terms that describe them are as varied as trees in a forest, so let’s chat about key principles of wood grain that all woodworkers should know. What is Wood Grain? Wood grain is the unique pattern exposed on the sawn faces of a piece of lumber.

  8. Basic grain descriptions and types include: · Straight-grain: this runs in a single direction along the cut wood. · Cross-grain: created when some cells grow out from the centre of the tree. · Spiral-grain: this develops as the trunk of the tree twists during development.

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