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What is the best timber for making woodtype?
I was recently asked what was the best timber for making woodtype - the quick answer is any 'diffuse-porous' timber. Diffuse-porous? What's that? Diffuse-porous refers to type of pores in the trees growth rings - pores are of similar size across the growth ring, from the earlywood to the latewood, resulting in a smooth, uniform grain. Due to their smaller, evenly distributed pores, these woods are often referred to as "closed grain".  Woodtype uses the endgrain so diffuse-porous timber is ideal as it doesn't show the grain when printing, using... Read more...