Can one of you more experienced folks give me a brief description of what these terms really means? fiddleback, curly, wavy, flame, quilted ... and any other commonly used term that us newbies see but don't really understand. Thanks!
Wood descriptors
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Rudy Vey
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Check this link out:
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/communications/bulletins/figureinwood/
a bit lengthy but very informative!
Rudy
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/communications/bulletins/figureinwood/
a bit lengthy but very informative!
Rudy
Rudy Vey
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or this here, shorter:
Figure
Design or distinctive markings on the longitudinal surface of wood produced by annual growth rings, rays, knots, deviation from regular grain such as interlocked and wavy grain, and irregular discoloration. It may also refer to such decorative designs in wood that make them highly desirable in the furniture and cabinetmaking industries.
Bird's-eye Figure
Figure on the plain-sawn and rotary cut surface of wood showing many small circular or elliptical areas resembling a bird's-eye. It is caused by local fiber distortions and is usually present in hard maple.
Dimple Figure
Indentations, caused by localized fiber distortions, that produce a figure resembling dimples on the tangential surface of sawn lumber or rotary-cut veneer.
Herringbone Figure
A figure produced by matching two quarter-sawn pieces of wood together so that their rays meet at an angle.
Mottled Figure
A disjointed stripe figure interrupted by irregular, horizontal waves in the wood grain.
Quilted Figure
Blister-like figure sometimes found in bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum).
Ribbon Figure
Figure consisting of light-induced interchanging darker and lighter bands. It is obtained when wood with Interlocked grain is quarter-sawn or sliced. It is also referred to as stripe.
Roey Figure
Figure formed by relatively short stripes (< 1ft long) on the quarter-sawn face of wood containing interlocked grain.
Rudy
Figure
Design or distinctive markings on the longitudinal surface of wood produced by annual growth rings, rays, knots, deviation from regular grain such as interlocked and wavy grain, and irregular discoloration. It may also refer to such decorative designs in wood that make them highly desirable in the furniture and cabinetmaking industries.
Bird's-eye Figure
Figure on the plain-sawn and rotary cut surface of wood showing many small circular or elliptical areas resembling a bird's-eye. It is caused by local fiber distortions and is usually present in hard maple.
Dimple Figure
Indentations, caused by localized fiber distortions, that produce a figure resembling dimples on the tangential surface of sawn lumber or rotary-cut veneer.
Herringbone Figure
A figure produced by matching two quarter-sawn pieces of wood together so that their rays meet at an angle.
Mottled Figure
A disjointed stripe figure interrupted by irregular, horizontal waves in the wood grain.
Quilted Figure
Blister-like figure sometimes found in bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum).
Ribbon Figure
Figure consisting of light-induced interchanging darker and lighter bands. It is obtained when wood with Interlocked grain is quarter-sawn or sliced. It is also referred to as stripe.
Roey Figure
Figure formed by relatively short stripes (< 1ft long) on the quarter-sawn face of wood containing interlocked grain.
Rudy
C_Ludwigsen
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Excellent synopsis, Rudy! The only thing I would add is that 4 of the 5 are at least often associated with one form of Maple or another. And one, flame, I've seen in Boxelder, which is in the Maple family.
Anyway, excellent post, Rudy.
Anyway, excellent post, Rudy.
ilikewood
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Good job Rudy!!
I would like to make a suggestion for our group....One of the hardest things in my sales is to give a good description of the woods I use. Most people who buy the pens from me like to have the history, type, family, species, orgin of the wood the pen is made of. I have started to keep a file, but most the time I have to go back to the internet search and try and track down my info so I can present it to the customer.
I suggest putting together a file in this forum for all the wood species we commonly (and uncommonly) work with. This would be a wealth of info for us!! It may also prevent problems that can arise with woods (health issues) or we can add suggested finishes and working tips. Do others in this group give info like this to their customers? I personally think the customer becomes much more interested in the pen if they know everything about it.
Anybody else interested?
I would like to make a suggestion for our group....One of the hardest things in my sales is to give a good description of the woods I use. Most people who buy the pens from me like to have the history, type, family, species, orgin of the wood the pen is made of. I have started to keep a file, but most the time I have to go back to the internet search and try and track down my info so I can present it to the customer.
I suggest putting together a file in this forum for all the wood species we commonly (and uncommonly) work with. This would be a wealth of info for us!! It may also prevent problems that can arise with woods (health issues) or we can add suggested finishes and working tips. Do others in this group give info like this to their customers? I personally think the customer becomes much more interested in the pen if they know everything about it.
Anybody else interested?
Rudy Vey
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I have started to make little cards with the woodinfo I can find
(name, latin name, a bit of general info on the wood and where it comes from). This is printed on business card stock (I buy mine at Sam's Club, dirt cheap 100 sheets with 10 cards each for about $15). I found that too much information is an overkill for most customers.
And on the back of the card I print some info on care for the pen, type of refill etc.
Info on the wood can be found here:
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/tropicalwood.html
or here
http://www.kestrelcreek.com/Wood.htm
and check this out, too:
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk/linkk.htm
There was a very good web site from a wood company, Gilmer Hardwood or so, but I cannot get onto their site anymore.
Rudy
(name, latin name, a bit of general info on the wood and where it comes from). This is printed on business card stock (I buy mine at Sam's Club, dirt cheap 100 sheets with 10 cards each for about $15). I found that too much information is an overkill for most customers.
And on the back of the card I print some info on care for the pen, type of refill etc.
Info on the wood can be found here:
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/tropicalwood.html
or here
http://www.kestrelcreek.com/Wood.htm
and check this out, too:
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk/linkk.htm
There was a very good web site from a wood company, Gilmer Hardwood or so, but I cannot get onto their site anymore.
Rudy
Thanks for your info and links. Here's one back for you.
http://www.gilmerwood.com/species.htm
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