Wood terminology

[wellsw]

Can someone tell me the word used to describe when light reflects off of wood and kinda glows from certain angles?

 

[Sylvanite]

Chatoyance. From the french, meaning like a "cat's eye".

 

[SteveG]

Chatoyance

 

[Joe S.]

She-toy-ence. I don't know how to spell it...

 

[Silverado]

Possibly Chatoyance is the word you are after?

 

[Joe S.]

And SteveG and Sylvanite beat me to it...

 

[wellsw]

Thanks guys... It was making me crazy.....

 

[nava1uni]

It is caused by minerals being absorbed into the cellular structure. It is the crystals that reflect the light.

 

[Andrew_K99]

That must be a record 4 posts at the same time and a 5th just after.

AK

 

[tomas]

Did anyone say chatoyance???

Seriously, Wikipedia has a good explanation at:

Chatoyancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tomas