A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.
Any implement having a bent or crooked end.
A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature.
Crook is a form of warp in which the board curves along one edge.
An abrupt bend in a tree or log; a defect.
A board that has curvature from end-to-end edge-wise from a straight line is crooked.
deviation from a flat plane of the narrow face, end-to-end. Caused by a change in moisture after sawing and by fibers not parallel to the surfaces. Makes wood unsuitable for framing.
Distortion of a piece of lumber in which there is a deviation in a direction perpendicular to the edge from a straight line from end to end in a piece.
A specific type of warping when a panel has curvature from end to end, edgewise, form a straight line (i.e. banana).
Warp along the edge line; also known as crown.
The curved section of the sides of a "waisted" wagon.
The distortion of a board in which there is a deviation, in a direction perpendicular to the edge, from a straight line from end to end of the piece.
An abrupt bend in the branch or trunk. A crook may have been the result of thinning to a lateral branch, branch breakage, death of the leader, or topping cuts.
A lumber defect referring to a deviation from a straight line drawn end to end along the narrow face of a piece of lumber. Abrupt bend in a tree or log.
A deviation edgewise from a straight line drawn from end to end of a piece . It is measured at the point of greatest distance from the straight line.
a tree defect characterized by a sharp bend in the main stem.
Related Article A lumber defect where there is an edgewise warp effecting the straightness of the board.
A specific type of warping when a slat has a curvature from end to end, edgewise, from a straight line. Also known as banana.
A form of warp, crook describes a deviation edgewise from a straight line drawn from end to end of a board. If the board is laid on its edge, its shape starts to form a U.
Not straight. Bent or curved.
A bend or curve making a warp in the length of a board to create a curved edge.
