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edge-grained, comb-grained, quartersawn, rift-grained, vertical-grained
edge-grained
Descriptive of wood sawn so that the annual rings intersect the wide face at an angle of 45° or more.
quartersawn, rift-sawn
Descriptive of lumber sawn so that the growth rings intersect the wide face at an angle of 45° or greater. Also See edge-grained. (See illustration p. 784.)
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