Upham, Arthur Aquila, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York and Chicago, E. L. Kellogg & co. · leaf 101
c. Various peculiar appearances due to the annual growth ofthe trees give rise to the terms silver grain, curled grain,birdVeye, etc. Silver grain is due to a special layer ofcells or fibres, which are found by sawing the wood onradial lines, i.e., from centre to circumference; on thisaccount such… … The above figure (Fig. 56) represents a piece in whichthe grain runs down into the wood from B to A. In plan-ing such a piece in the direction BA the plane iron wouldhave a tendency to run in, and as soon as the sole of theplane stopped it the shaving would break off, leaving thesurface rough.…
Woodwork (Manual training)
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