Figures in Woods 



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Quarter-sawed oak. Much oak is " quarter-sawed " 

 to make the rays show on the surfaces of the boards. 

 The log is first sawed in halves, and then each half is 

 divided in the center. Then the boards are cut from 

 the faces of these quarters. By this method of sawing 

 the flat surface is made to show the edges of the annual 

 rings running lengthwise of the board and, what is more 

 striking, the " mirrors " or broad surfaces of pith rays. 

 When quarter-sawed the boards are not only more 



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 FIG. 65. Quarter-sawed white oak, 

 showing the "mirrors" or pith rays. 



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FIG. 66. Short-leaf pine, showing pat- 

 terns made by annual rings. 



