Wood is Like Straws | Paul Sellers

Paul has been explaining grain and structure to thousands of students through the years and the best way he found, was to show wood as straws.

It brings tremendous clarity to your work and the working of wood when you imagine your material firstly, as unidirectional straws reaching up from the earth to the light and warmth of the sun and then with a twist, dip and bend to encompass its branches and the influences of prevailing winds. This video takes you on such a journey to clarify what we rely on as our material.

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