Billy sat down behind his desk, his hands stroking the smooth grain of the polished wood as if it were a beloved pet.

The wood has a clear, smooth grain, gives off a pleasant woodsy scent and is resistant to many insects.

The shakes were thin sheets of wood split from blocks of ash, cedar, or pine, whatever was available and had a smooth, straight grain that lent itself to splitting.

"But if I had," I said, staring down at the smooth grain of the linen, "if I had-I might have found you sooner."

Justen picked up a hammer, running his fingers across the smooth grain and the curves, noting how it was shaped to the smith's hand.

She kept her fingertips light against the rock, and in a moment felt the smooth grain of wood beneath them.

Colour films improved, both for print negatives and reversal slides, while black-and-white films offered smoother grain and faster speeds than previously available.

We dragged the boat from the shallows up onto the beach, then walked up and down the strip of sand, the smooth glassy grains squeaking beneath our feet.

Among the peculiarities the Duke group discovered was that when perfectly smooth, round grains of sand are used, the density waves disappeared completely.

He was intensely aware of the smooth grain of the wood and the faded scent of the varnish.