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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
For wood, a radial cutfollows 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.
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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.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: Wood. Encyclopdia Britannica. Retrieved June 24, 2004, from Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service.
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: Wood. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 24, 2004, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
  
* R. Bruce Hoadley, R. Bruce Hoadley, ''Identifying Wood'', The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990
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* R. Bruce Hoadley, ''Identifying Wood'', The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990
  
  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:26, 24 July 2013

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.

Authority

  • Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: Wood. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 24, 2004, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
  • R. Bruce Hoadley, Identifying Wood, The Taunton Press, Newton, CT, 1990

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