“Wavy” or “curly” growth patterns occur when a tree is growing and building fiber patterns in reaction to various stressors; compression, tension, injury and infection, etc. This wood is lovely to observe and prized by woodworkers.



Celebrating and Caring for the Land
2021-12-17
“Wavy” or “curly” growth patterns occur when a tree is growing and building fiber patterns in reaction to various stressors; compression, tension, injury and infection, etc. This wood is lovely to observe and prized by woodworkers.
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