Last Updated:2025/11/19

(woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.

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against the grain

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against the grain

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Prepositional phrase
of sanding or planing a piece of wood idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
木工において、研磨や削り作業で刃物が木目に沿わずに逆方向に作用することで、木材の表面が滑らかにならず、毛羽立ちや大きな欠片が形成される状態を指す。
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オーク材を木目に逆らって研磨すると、毛羽立ちが生じ、かんなの進行方向に大きなささくれができた。

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