end grain
Wood cut across the grain (transversely), producing an extremely hard, fine‑grained surface ideal for wood engraving. Allows finer detail than plank‑grain woodcut because the tool cuts through cell ends rather than along fibres.
Wood cut across the grain (transversely), producing an extremely hard, fine‑grained surface ideal for wood engraving. Allows finer detail than plank‑grain woodcut because the tool cuts through cell ends rather than along fibres.