Ring-porous domestic hardwoods
Click on any image for a larger view.White oak
The pores of the white oak wood, other than the sap wood, end up having these membranes in them. This seals up the
wood a little. It's also a sure-fire way of identifying white oak over red oak.
Red oak
This piece of red oak was very porous. But the distance between the rows or pores varies quite a lot. The rows of pores
are the growth rings. The up-down lighter lines are "rays". All the hardwoods have rays, but they are most strongly evident
in Oak.
Ash
White ash
| See also: Back to Macro photographing woods |
