Thread: 'Feature Qualities'?

Originally Posted by Rhys Cooper

Basically I am after a bit of help.

I have been given an Assessment at Uni and we need to list as many 'feature qualities' using the recognized descriptors.

An example given: Fiddleback

I have a few off the top of my head:
Fiddleback
Shake
Birds Eye

If you know of any could you just post it up, and I will research into it further (pictures, etc)

Thanks heaps
Rhys

P.S I havent googled yet, so undoubtably I will find heaps, but I still wouldnt mind some help, plus it may help others out on the forum

I'm not sure if you even understand the question being asked.

What you have listed are "features", this is different from "feature qualities"

For example, Fiddle is a "feature", its "qualities" could be described as;
- breaks up straight grain into a contrasting attractive wavy patterm
- imparts a warm sheen and glow to the wood
- creates a 3 dimensional effect of depth even in thin woods
- it looks bloody awesome

What about the complications arising from working these featured woods?

Yeah! The question is a bit avague.

Another feature? Chatoiance? (Just getting in before Ern. ) (o-oh! Google doesn't know how to spell it and neither do I. Might have to wait for Ern after all. )

Rhys, you'd get a bit more cred if you google first and then ask questions. We're likely to help people (especially uni students) who have already helped themselves a little.

BobL: I understand the question fine, it says to state/list as many 'feature' qualities using the recognized descriptors (name)

So basically we dont have to provide any info as to what the feature is, looks like, how it effects the grain, etc. Just have to gather a list.

And yes I have done some googling now, and was just after a bit of info others may have.

Cheers for your concern.

Thank you Tea Lady, will look into it

Regards
Rhys

Features in wood are highly subjective.

To some people, grain variation, colour variation, endgrain, cross grain, grain fleck, resin inclusions, face cut grain, worm holes, termite tracks, moulds and fungi, spalting, cracks, sapwood, branch unions, non-woody inclusions, or even knots are considered as features - to others they may be a PITA.

Medullary Rays. One of my favourite features. They provide brilliant flashes, as in hairy Oak, the Grevillias and timbers like Dorrigo Warratah.. Also give the flecked look when boards are backsawn.

You could write a book on this topic of yours Rhys, and I think Bob has opened the headings for a few chapters.

How about density, strength, flexibility??

Lustre is another good one, Jugo Illac discusses this in the current episode of Wood Review, some more... quilting, interlocked, ummm I think some grain is called different things by different people, a bit like common names for trees but that could just be me
Heres a few pics of some interesting grain

Fiddleback in mango
Attachment 131491 more so the piece on the left
Attachment 131489 this is rough cut off the chain saw

more mango, a bit different to fiddleback, but it could be just not as fine, correct me if anybody thinks I am wrong, or it could be a combination of both fiddle and interlocked grain throughout the length of the piece
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some examples of what I think is called quilting, (wavy/interlocked?) in what might be turpentine, there is a piece of Brush Box there as well, not much feature in BB
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and some more coarse fiddle in some Camphour Laurel or this could just be compression folds (this may not even be a correct term) so take it with a grain of salt

Attachment 131493 turp? on the right

Pete

Thanks very much for that artme and pete

I bought the book titled: Wood in Australia by K.Bootle (something along those lines) and it has quite a few different types of grain, ripplied, wavy, etc.

Cheers for your help

I got one!, I got one! "Flame figure" - found in crotch wood - really a combination of many of the 'features' already mentioned.

Originally Posted by TTIT

I got one!, I got one! "Flame figure" - found in crotch wood - really a combination of many of the 'features' already mentioned.

Do you mean like this?


This is not a bad one - red oak from gr8scott72 on AS.

Originally Posted by TTIT

I got one!, I got one! "Flame figure" - found in crotch wood - really a combination of many of the 'features' already mentioned.

Also called feather figure in some species like in below

Keep those pics coming fellas This is a great show and tell!

So many beautiful timbers and features.

A few more examples of flame in Raintree, it tends to be fairly course but it 's still speccy.

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Pete