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Record 1 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A form of cross-grain where the longitudinal elements run obliquely but [parallel] to a surface, i.e. the growth layers are not [parallel] to the edge of the piece as viewed on a quarter-sawed surface.

OBS

May arise from faulty conversion of straight-grained material or from spiral grain in the log.

OBS

diagonal grain; oblique grain: terms reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Forme de fil tranché où les éléments axiaux du bois, quoique parallèles à l'une des surfaces, sont obliques par rapport à son axe longitudinal [...]

OBS

[...] c'est le cas par ex. d'une pièce de bois sciée sur quartier où les couches d'accroissement ne sont pas parallèles à la rive - ceci peut résulter d'un sciage défectueux de bois de droit fil, ou bien d'un défaut de fil tors.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
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