Steak board

[mtmwood]

This steak board was made from European oak. The groove depth is 5 mm. I used furniture profile router bit to round the groove edges.
The similar board was sent to KKF member, London.







And the making process

[Bill13]

That's really nice. I like the small whitish lines in the grain pattern - what causes them?

[mtmwood]

That's really nice. I like the small whitish lines in the grain pattern - what causes them?

These are medullary rays. They are very visible in the oak wood.

[Bill13]

These are medullary rays. They are very visible in the oak wood.

Thanks, learning something everyday! Here is the wiki entry, kinda small: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medullary_ray_(botany)

It mentions how quartersawing really brings them out, have you done that?

[mtmwood]

Thanks, learning something everyday! Here is the wiki entry, kinda small: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medullary_ray_(botany)

It mentions how quartersawing really brings them out, have you done that?

You can see them as rays at end grain surfaces and like this at edge grain