Glossary

Cupping

A warp where a board curves across its width, forming a shallow ‘U’ shape, typically driven by uneven shrinkage across growth-ring orientation.

In practice

Most common in wide, plain-sawn boards. Often described as ‘cupping away from the pith’ (toward the bark side).

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