Wood Treatment: Straight grain, matte finish, knot-free

A set of modern Zen-style woodwork. The wood is cypress, cedar, or ash, using quarter-sawn straight grain—the grain is fine, parallel lines, almost without pattern; all knots and obvious color variations are avoided during selection, making the entire woodwork almost homogeneous. The surface is only planed and treated with minimal oil, presenting an ultra-matte texture, with a very light yellowish-white color. All component cross-sections are precise rectangles, with extremely small chamfers on the edges. The joints between wooden components are fine seams of equal width. Because the grain is quiet and the precision is high, these woodworks offer order rather than natural wildness. Avoid: using wood with knots and strong mountain grain, darkening the wood color, using glossy finishes, making component cross-sections and joints inconsistent.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組現代禪風的木作。木材是檜木、杉木或白蠟,使用徑切的直紋——紋理是細密平行的直線,幾乎沒有圖案;挑選時避開所有的節疤與明顯色差,整面木作接近均質。表面只以刨光與極少的油處理,呈現超霧面的質感,顏色是極淺的黃白。所有的構件斷面是精確的矩形,邊緣有極小的倒角。木作與木作之間的接縫是等寬的細縫。因為紋理安靜、精度高,這些木作提供的是秩序而不是自然的野性。避免:使用有節疤與強烈山紋的木材、把木色染深、使用有光澤的漆面、讓構件的斷面與接縫不一致。