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Grain lines marking sawn timber cut across.
Also known as: Wood hatching, Timber grain pattern
On a building section timber cut across the grain is shown by curved grain lines, and timber cut along the grain by long parallel lines.
Marks timber in section, the pattern differing according to whether the cut runs across or along the grain.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Records the direction of the cut as well as the material, which no other hatch in the family does.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Curved concentric lines suggesting growth rings where the cut is across the grain, or long straight parallel lines where it runs with it.