Grain Direction & Control In Hand-Carved Furniture Engineering

Wood capacities vary dramatically along and across the grain. Geometry that ignores this introduces stress paths the material cannot absorb.

• Along-Grain: Preserves tensile continuity.
• Cross-Grain: Introduces shear planes.
• Deviation: Amplifies stress at transitions.

Comparison of carving vectors relative to fiber alignment. This dictates safe depth allowances.

• With-Grain: Maintains fiber continuity; deeper relief allowed.
• Against-Grain: Interrupts alignment; requires structural caps.
• Result: Load paths must govern aesthetic flow.

The highest risk zones are transition geometries where grain direction changes relative to carving direction.

• Sharp relief edges amplify tensile stress.
• Compound curves intersect multiple grain axes.
• Grain runout increases crack initiation probability.

OE-FASHION applies mandatory engineering constraints, not just stylistic guidance.

• Load paths must align with dominant grain.
• Against-grain depth is structurally capped.
• Transition radii increased at grain deviations.