What is the synonym for a bend or twist in wood?

Answer 1

This site explains a lot about the bending characteristics of certain types of wood, I will also include a few sites on how to bend wood.

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The U.S. Forest Service has evaluated 25 hardwood species for relative bending quality. In their testing, the best 17 woods were: Hackberry (Best)

White Oak

Red oak

Chestnut oak

Magnolia

Pecan

Black walnut

Hickory

Beech

Elm

Willow

Birch

Ash

Sweetgum

Soft maple

Yellow-poplar

Hard maple (Worst) This ranking represents the results from one evaluation; variation in the results can be expected from tree to tree and site to site. # http://www.allwoodwork.com/article/woodwork/methods_of_bending_wood.htm

# http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Rx_For_Bending_Wood.html# http://www.valuecreatedreview.com/bentwood.htm # http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-steambox-for-bending-wood/# http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_decorative_furnishings/article/0,,diy_14441_2277640,00.html

Answer 2

Gnarl could be considered a synonym for a bend or twist in wood. Gnarl: "The ancient, gnarled oak tree."

Answer 3

Warp. It happens. Sometimes what looks like a perfectly good stud or board will warp. Some just have to be replaced.