The phrase "a tight grain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the texture or density of materials, particularly in woodworking or textiles, indicating a fine or closely packed structure.
Example: "The table was crafted from oak, known for its durability and a tight grain that enhances its beauty."
Alternatives: "fine grain" or "dense grain".
"Personally, I like a tight grain with the small, delicate knots," he said.
The connection is made stronger by the excellent new transfer from Fox, which restores a tight grain and realist texture to portraits of Welsh miners that might have been taken by photographers of the Farm Security Administration.
The new disc offers a version using digital technology to offer a stabilized and somewhat antiseptic presentation, and another that is more or less "raw," with light scratches, dust specks and a tight grain that add up to a more satisfyingly filmlike experience.
The original negative having fallen apart in the 1940s, Universal has returned to a first-generation, fine grain print in the collection of the Library of Congress and given it a thorough digital going over to remove dirt, scratches and tears while preserving a sharp, tight grain structure.
Its tight grain has a more subtle influence on the wine than looser-grained oak, adding elegance and refinement rather than obvious oaky flavors.
Although the contents of the two editions are identical, the Blu-ray has a more satisfyingly filmlike feel, bringing out the tight grain of the meticulously restored image and making the movie look less like a battered antique and more like the bleeding-edge technological marvel that did much to advance the acceptance of talking films in 1927.
These woods are strong and resilient and their tight grain holds pegs, screws and nails securely in place for a long time.
The tops are usually of air-dried spruce because of its tight grain, he said.
Historically, this is the wood that morris dancing sticks were made of, chosen because of its unusually tight grain, which doesn't splinter when struck.
The FAO warns that 2013 could see prices increase later owing to tight grain stocks from last year's adverse crop weather.
Working from the badly damaged duplicate negative that survives in Paramount's archives, a team of technicians from Technicolor's Restoration Services stabilized the image, removed dirt and scratches, added the appropriate color tinting and even some hand-stenciled effects (bursts of yellow flame for machine-gun fire) while maintaining the tight grain structure of the original photography.
