by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
Transverse planes of failure in tension parallel to the grain, caused by localized abnormal longitudinal shrinkage restrained by adjacent normal wood.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
In plywood with more than three piles, the veneers immediately beneath the faces, having grain direction perpendicular to that of the faces.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
A lumber defect where an edgewise warp effects the straightness of the board. The distortion of a board in which there is a deviation, in a direction perpendicular to the edge, from a straight line from end to end of the piece.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
A time-dependent deformation of a wood member or adhesive joint due to sustained stress.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
A large radial check resulting from greater tangential than radial shrinkage.
by Jana L | Mar 1, 2022 | Glossary of Terms, Glossary of Terms -C, Uncategorized
Ordinary grades of knotty lumber.
