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FIBER PULL [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-10-16

English

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

The irregular shearing and severing of wood fibers along and across the grain as the tree falls, with the result that some groups of fibers remain attached to the stump, i.e., they are pulled out of the butt log.

Key term(s)
  • fibre pull

French

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

Cisaillement et sectionnement irréguliers des fibres du bois le long du fil et en travers du fil durant la chute de l'arbre, la souche retenant un paquet de fibres arrachées à la bille de pied.

Spanish

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