Wood grain describes the alignment, texture and appearance of the wood fibres. This is often important in its effect on woodworking techniques (e.g. against the grain). In describing the alignment of the wood in the tree a distinction may be made. Basically the grain may be: A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... There are several books with the title Against the Grain: Against the Grain, one English title of À rebours, a Symbolist novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans (Also known as Against Nature, the second English title) Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood, edited by Bhob Stewart Against the Grain: Biotechnology...

• straight
• spiral
• interlocked (roey grain)

Maple burl, not to be confused with bird's eye maple

In addition there are a few special grain alignments, altogether occurring rarely, but more in some woods, known as "bird's eye", "quilted" and "fiddleback", "curly" or "tiger". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 554 KB) Beschreibung: gemessertes Ahorn-Maser-Furnier, geölt, nicht geschliffen Fotograf: Philipp Zinger Datum: Oktober 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Burl Wood grain ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 554 KB) Beschreibung: gemessertes Ahorn-Maser-Furnier, geölt, nicht geschliffen Fotograf: Philipp Zinger Datum: Oktober 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Burl Wood grain ... A burl (British burr) is an outgrowth on a tree. ...

In describing the application of a woodworking technique to a given piece of wood, the direction of the technique may be:

• with the grain
• against the grain
• across the grain

Sketch of A—Quarter-sawn & B—flat-sawn

In a wider sense, the term grain may also be applied to the orientation of the cut, the way a given piece of wood has been sawn: Image File history File links Plain_quarter_sawn. ... Image File history File links Plain_quarter_sawn. ...

• flat-grain: flat-sawn or plain sawn,
• edge grain: quarter-sawn or rift-sawn or straight-grained, and
• end grain.

Strictly speaking, grain is not the same as the "figure" of wood. In wood, figure refers to the appearance, on a longitudinal surface (side-grain): a figured wood is not plain. ...

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