NALT

Preferred term

grain and figure

Topic

The figure of a wood refers to the pattern caused by color differences in the wood, and is also the pattern created by different types of grain. Grain refers to the direction in which the fibers of the wood are running. Types of grain include: straight, wavy, irregular, spiral, curly, interlocking and birds-eye. These wood properties are interrelated and the terms are frequently used together.

wood properties

figured wood
grained wood
wood figure
wood grain

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

17031

Spanish

vetas y dibujo

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40119

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/7/18