Quarter sawn face, showing the attractive figure, original approximately 20cm long by 11cm wide.
Quarter sawn timber face.
Sawn timber, showing a much finer and less prominent figure than the previous section, approximately 20cm long by 11cm wide.
Plain sawn timber face.
Plain-sawn timber, approximately 20 cm long by 9cm wide.
Plain sawn timber face.
End grain, about 12cm by 9m, showing some seasoning splits. The sections from which the other photographs are taken can be seen here. The first and second photographs represent the bottom and top edges respectively of this cut, the plain-sawn one is from the right edge.
End grain of timber.