Category: Glossary of Terms -F

A type of washboard-like figure that occurs in some species of wood with wavy grain; a decorative wood figure caused by wavy grain. Fiddleback veneer is prized for its character and widely used for musical instruments.

High quality veneer that is used for exposed surfaces on plywood.

A log or part of a log trimmed and prepared for conversion into veneers, or part of a converted log suitable for further conversion.

The pattern produced in a wood surface by the annual growth rings, rays, knots, deviations from regular grain, such as interlocked markings and wavy, and irregular colouration.

Forest Inventory and Analysis programme. The FIA tracks the growth of individual American hardwood species each year, by county, across hardwood producing states in America.

Foreign Agricultural Service

The highest quality NHLA lumber grade.

Stained edges of hardwood floor planks.

Allows a smooth transition between the stair edge and the riser.

Used to level the height between a wood floor and another floor surface to transition from room to room.