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end grain

Swedish translation: ändträ eller tvärträ

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English term or phrase:end grain
Swedish translation:ändträ eller tvärträ
Entered by: Anders Ericsson

22:42 Apr 12, 2011
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: end grain
from description of how the deck is constructed on a yacht:
"The main deck consists of ¾ inch thick end grain balsa core and alternating layers of mat and woven roving and an external layer of gel coat that results in a thickness of over 1.62 inches."
according to wikipedia "end grain: the grain of wood seen when it is cut across the growth rings".
but what is it in Swedish?
Anders Ericsson
Sweden
Local time: 09:54
ändträ eller tvärträ
Explanation:
det är tvärytan som avses, d.v.s. man har sågat tvärs över ytan, precis som du har beskrivit på engelska.
Referens: Engelsk-Svensk Teknisk Ordbok (Einar Engström)
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Yvette Holman
Sweden
Local time: 09:54
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4 +2ändträ eller tvärträ
Yvette Holman
2ändklossar
Linda Abrahamsson


  

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ändklossar


Explanation:
I find some references to 'ändklossar' or 'ändträklossar'.

Linda Abrahamsson
Sweden
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: Swedish
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ändträ eller tvärträ


Explanation:
det är tvärytan som avses, d.v.s. man har sågat tvärs över ytan, precis som du har beskrivit på engelska.
Referens: Engelsk-Svensk Teknisk Ordbok (Einar Engström)

Yvette Holman
Sweden
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
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agree  Evelin Stetter
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agree  Mario Marcolin
5 days
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