Wood and Forest

by William Noyes

Fig. 24. Spiral Grain in Cypress.

After Roth.

Sometimes the grain of wood is "cross," because it is "wavy" either in a radial or a tangential section, as in maple, Fig. 25, and Fig. 26.

Fig. 25.

Planed Surface of Wavy-Grained Maple (full size).

Fig. 26.

Split Surface of Wavy-Grained Maple (full size).