Just furthering my limited knowledge. Moving wood today, I noticed these white lines on the ends of 4yr oak. The lines that travel from the heart to bark. Those are the medurally rays, correct? A few other pieces As compared to a piece of maple. Check marks don't count.
When 1/4 sawn into lumber and finished a certain way, those rays really pop, bringing out natures beauty.
Beautiful pieces there. It's such a shame the younger generations have lost their eye for this type of beauty and craftsmanship.
Why whatever do you mean ? Painted surfaces are gorgeous, as opposed to nasty looking natural wood grain… Aren’t they ?
Back when the earth was young and dinosaurs roamed every street corner I had a nice bookmarked quartersawn White Oak double armoire. It was the type of furniture who’s future was judged by how many more moves it could handle before it fell apart. Heavy+. Very few people understood what they were looking at when they saw that piece. I’m sure some considered it gaudy. I admired the natural beauty and the workmanship of just keeping those boards properly sorted through out the build. I found that a feat in itself
