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GRAINED WOOD [4 records]

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Record 1 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
OBS

stripe figure: Figure produced by regular interlocking grain on quarter-sawed surfaces.

OBS

ribbon striped and plain sliced sapele-This classic straight grained wood has been a favorite for architectural woodwork and furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Bois scié et tranché sur quartier où apparaît sur la surface de façon régulière des formes de rubans à deux tons.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
CONT

The woodwork around the room is "grained", as it is throughout the house, to resemble oak. Graining was a common wood finish because different kinds of wood could be imitated, displaying elaborate and decorative wood grains. Besides being attractive, the grained wood was highly varnished, making it easier to clean than painted wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
DEF

Qui offre à la vue ou au toucher une multitude de petits grains très rapprochés.

Key term(s)
  • greneler
  • grenelé
  • grenée

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Decorative Arts
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
DEF

A form of Japanese art.

OBS

mokume: a Japanese alloy used in decorative work on gold and silver.

OBS

Mokume-Ji : A Japanese metal art which produces a ground resembling grained wood. In this process several thin metal plates are beaten together. The plate is then punched from one side so that the opposite side resembles broken blisters. These blisters are hammered down until each produces its own wave effect. Although iron was generally used, the finest work was in shakudo with a gold graining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts décoratifs divers
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
DEF

... a fragrant hardwood obtained from trees that grow in southern India, Malaya, and other countries in the Orient.

CONT

The main source of sandalwood is Santalum album, a small evergreen tree native to India. The heartwood of S. album is yellow-brown, very hard, and close grained. It is made odorous by the presence of an oil, which is even more abundant in the roots... Red sandalwood is obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus, a small leguminous tree found in southern India, Ceylon, and the Philippines. This wood is used in making a dye that gives wool a red-brown color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

Bois rouge très dur, que l'on trouve dans le commerce, soit en copeaux, soit en poudre; on en extrait une matière colorante rouge, la santaline.

OBS

"Santal" est le nom commun du genre santalum. Il désigne, par extension, le bois de cet arbre et l'essence qui en est extraite. Le terme "bois de santal" (ou "santal") réfère plus particulièrement à Santalum album ("santal citrin" ou "santal du Mysore"), mais s'emploie également pour diverses espèces, dont Santalum spicatum ("santal d'Australie") et quelques autres. Il en est même arrivé à désigner, abusivement, des produits parfois très différents : Guarea cedrata ("santal d'Afrique"), Epicaris Loureiri ("santal de Cochinchine"), etc. Un type de santal bien connu est le "rouge de Saunders", extrait de Pterocarpus santalinus.

OBS

Cette observation est inspirée du Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (LAROG, 1982, vol. 9, page 9316).

Spanish

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