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For wood, a radial cut follows the longitudinal grain and is perpendicular to the growth rings. Radial cuts on a cake would produce a set of pie-shaped pieces. Growth rings are seen as parallel lines and rays are seen as streaks.
 
For wood, a radial cut follows the longitudinal grain and is perpendicular to the growth rings. Radial cuts on a cake would produce a set of pie-shaped pieces. Growth rings are seen as parallel lines and rays are seen as streaks.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: Wood. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 24, 2004, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: Wood. Retrieved June 24, 2004.
  
 
* R. Bruce Hoadley, ''Identifying Wood'', The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990
 
* R. Bruce Hoadley, ''Identifying Wood'', The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990

Latest revision as of 13:09, 25 August 2022

Illustration of radial cut

Description

For wood, a radial cut follows the longitudinal grain and is perpendicular to the growth rings. Radial cuts on a cake would produce a set of pie-shaped pieces. Growth rings are seen as parallel lines and rays are seen as streaks.

Resources and Citations

  • R. Bruce Hoadley, Identifying Wood, The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990