Natural Wood Defects. ... but eat away the wood from the cross-section core. ... Diagonal grain – Wood in which the annual growth rings are at an angle with the axis of a piece as a result of ...

Planing defects such as snipe, ripples and raised, chipped or fuzzy grain can ruin a project. Here are simple solutions. Have you ever planed a piece of wood and then found that the first 6 inches ...

With lumber prices as high as some of the giant redwoods, it helps to know what you’re doing when you buy wood at a lumberyard, home center or hardware store. Here’s a quick course. Most home ...

Wood with a very dense grain, like ebony, may require one additional sanding step with 320- or 400-grit paper to eliminate visible scratches. Here are the two grit progressions we recommend: 80 ...

The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way of determining the ...

A $500,000 federal grant will help researchers develop artificial intelligence to better identify defects and grade soft- and hardwoods. (Photo by David Ammon) STARKKVILLE, Miss.—A $500,000 federal ...