end grain

American  

noun

1. wood grain, as at the end of a board, resulting from a cut across the grain.

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Other Word Forms

• end-grain
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of end grain

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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end grain

It’s got these really cool floors, it’s called end grain wood.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

The end grain of each piece requires at least three coats of paint for ultimate protection.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

PVA glue shrinks as it cures, so when you glue the end grain, the joint winds up with almost no glue and is weak.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2018

Choose long, edge-grain strips or blocky end grain.

From Time ● Mar. 12, 2015

It will also be found that it can be trued with greater facility, especially on the diameter, as the turning tool will not be exposed to the end grain of the wood.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose