board![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flat piece of wood less than 2 in in thickness, used in carpentry and created when a log is cut along its length.
end grain ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Surface of a piece of wood cut against the grain.
back ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Surface of a piece of wood not meant to be seen.
edge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The two lengthwise sides of the board, which correspond to its thickness.
grain ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Direction and arrangement of the fibers in wood. A straight and regular grain makes the wood easy to work with.
face side ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Surface of a piece of wood carefully finished to be the visible side of a piece of woodwork.