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Offline TBod

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Grain on Oak question
« on: January 17, 2010, 03:32:06 pm »
Hi!

On Oak there are dark lines thats not growthrings. I wonder if they mark or follow the grain?
In the pic you can see a growthring surface forming a c and the dark lines horizontal. When Oak checks the cracks follow the dark lines in my experience. Thats why I suspect the dark lines mark the grain.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Grain on Oak question
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2010, 03:53:53 pm »
Those are rays in the wood, they are very pronounced on oak. And yep, they pretty much follow the grain.
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Re: Grain on Oak question
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2010, 04:51:41 pm »
Thanks! HB