astarm
English translation: largely [mostly] knot-free
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| na | knot lean |
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| na | polar pine without / with hardly any knots |
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| na | largely [mostly] knot-free |
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knot lean Explanation: the best I could come up with |
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polar pine without / with hardly any knots Explanation: polar pine: a type of wood from the Arctic regions, fine-structured, with a low resin content and with small hard knots Reference: http://www.belhydro.be/Sauna_UK.htm |
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largely [mostly] knot-free Explanation: both astlos and astfrei - knotless [Gelbrich/Reinwaldt, Bauwesen] There are also numerous references to knot-free wood, see below. Not sure if you can go as far as using knot-free or knotless, but you might be able to use a modifier such as mostly or largely. ... Clear-grained and knot-free, the structural integrity of Tangaloa Prime hardwood is not compromised or weakened. The fibers of the wood are continuous and ... www.tangaloa.com/page06.html – Bay Reflection ... These trees rivaled today's western redwoods and were prized for their clear, knotless white wood needed for the masts of the largest sailing vessels of the ... www.bayweekly.com/reflect6_16.html Welcome Intensive Pine Management: Growing New Wood Products ... gravity (wood density); Greater number of growth rings per inch; High percent of knot-free wood; Straight grain; High latewood proportion; Minimal juvenile wood and ... forestryanswers.tamu.edu/ipm/wood1.htm Gelbrich/Reinwaldt, FWB Bauwesen |
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