wood grain finish
1Wood finishing — refers to the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface. The process starts with surface preparation, either by sanding by hand (typically using a sanding block or power sander), scraping, or planing. Imperfections or nail holes on… …
2wood — noun 1 what trees are made of ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ Pine is a soft wood. ▪ dark ▪ The house had dark wood floors …
3Wood as a medium — As a contemporary artistic medium, wood is used in traditional and modern styles, and is an excellent medium for new art. Wood is used in forms of sculpture, craft, and decoration including chip carving, wood burning, and marquetry. Wood offers a …
4Wood flooring — is a type of flooring made from the timber of hardwoods, or of spruce or hard pine. There are two basic manufactured types of hardwood. Wood flooring comes unfinished, and once installed is sanded, then finished on site. More modernly, the… …
5grain — [grān] n. [ME greyne < OFr grein, a seed, grain (< L granum, a seed, kernel) & grainne, seed or grain collectively (< LL grana, fem., orig. pl. of L granum) < IE base * ĝer , to become ripe > CORN1, KERNEL] 1. a small, hard seed or …
6Wood carving — is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool held in the hand (this may be a power tool), resulting in a wooden figure or figurine (this may be abstract in nature) or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also …
7Wood veneer — In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch), that are typically glued onto core panels (typically, wood, particle board or medium density fiberboard) to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and… …
8Wood stain — A Wood stain, is a sub category of paint, consists of a pigment suspended in a vehicle of solvent and binding agent (alkyd, linseed oil, acrylic, polyurethane, lacquer, or resin). It is formulated to impart or transport the pigment into the pores …
9Sunburst (finish) — Sunburst is a type of finish for musical instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars and electric basses. At the center of a sunburst finished surface is an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens… …
10Buxton Finish — is a wood treatment applied only to Cheesewood. In common use during the Middle Ages, carpenters applied sour milk to the wood grain before honing it with lint, soaked in pigs blood. The finish renders the wood smooth to the touch and slightly… …
