Sentence examples for cross grain from inspiring English sources

This is a reasonable assumption, for the crank, fashioned from a wide board, had insufficient strength (because of its cross grain) to drive a large bit.

These cross grain connections feed into a large city-wide network of existing and proposed multimodal networks to spur the development of a greater downtown Bridgeport.

For annealing temperature higher than 175 °C, besides of the void elimination, grain coalescence occurred and cross grain twins formed.

This resembles the cross grain tension failure type, while splintering tension failure was found at 0° and brash tension-like brittle fracture at 90°.

Many designers never master the difficult art of pattern-cutting, and the originality and sophistication of Owens's clothes—his ability to plant seams in unexpected places and to hang fabrics on the bias so that the cross grain clings to or drapes dramatically from the body derive from his years in the knockoff mills.

Many designers never master the difficult art of pattern-cutting, and the originality and sophistication of Owens's clothes — his ability to plant seams in unexpected places and to hang fabrics on the bias so that the cross grain clings to or drapes dramatically from the body — derive from his years in the knockoff mills.

THE fire engine-red Mercedes convertible zipped up Chase Road into Scarsdale village and parked cross-grain over two diagonal parking spaces.

The more common use of the auger or bit was in the cross-grain direction to make holes for wooden pins (treenails, or trunnels) or bolts for connections.

Cross-grain failure can occur in large-scale in a wood member when trees that have grown spirally or with a pronounced taper are cut for lumber.

In addition, it significantly increases the strength of the wood by backing it with a sturdier wood and, through the process of laminating veneers at right angles in successive layers, offsets the cross-grain weakness of the wood.

An experimental and Finite Element study was performed on the bending behaviour of wood beams of the Pinus Pinaster species repaired with adhesively-bonded carbon epoxy patches, after sustaining damage by cross-grain failure.