KR>grain orientation

[asav...@notes.state.ne.us]

Oscar wrote:
      Grain orientation really doesn't have to do with how the spar will
fail or crack.

I thought wood was easier to break/crack along grain than across grain.
i.e. a thin long strip of wood with the grain oriented width wise is more
likely to fail than a think long strip of wood with the grain oriented
length wise.

I could be wrong, but something didn't add up with Oscar's statement.

Ameet Savant
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