A horizontal board that runs along the underside of a table. The horizontal part of a raised panel door. Raised Panel A piece of wood that is the center of a frame and panel assembly. Ray A ribbon like figure caused by the strands of cells which extend across the grain in quarter sawn lumber. Reaction Wood - Abnormal wood tissue that was formed in a leaning tree.
Reaction wood is very unstable and prone to warping and cupping when sawn into lumber.
A cut made parallel to the grain of a board. Rotary-cut Veneer Veneer which was cut from a log in one long sheet. Rotary cut veneer is cut from a log like a roll of paper towels. Rub Bearing A ball bearing rub collar near the top or bottom of a spindle shaper that is used to keep the workpiece a fixed distance away from the cutters. Joint A joinery method used in drop leaf tables where the tabletop has a convex profile and the leaf has a concave cut.