fiddleback

Brown recluse pattern

Fiddleback refers to a wavy grain pattern in wood that resembles the back of a violin, prized in furniture and instrument making: fiddleback maple, a guitar with fiddleback figuring.

The term also describes a style of chair back shaped like a violin's silhouette, common in Queen Anne furniture.

In arachnology, the fiddleback spider is another name for the brown recluse, marked by a violin-shaped pattern on its back.

spider

venomous

Producing injected toxins

necroticOf dying tissue
bitePierce with teeth
recluseOne choosing isolation

arachnid · web · silk · spinnerets · eight-legged · predator · nocturnal · hiding · cytotoxic · envenomation

grain

maple

Sap-yielding hardwood tree

figureOutline or numeral
flameBurning gas made visible
curlSpiral or loop form

woodgrain · luthier · tonewood · acoustic · violin · guitar · mandolin · cello · spruce · quartersawn

furniture

chair

Single-person sitting furniture

ChippendaleEnglish furniture design tradition
splatWet striking sound
antiqueOld valued collectible

mahogany · walnut · carved · decorative · period · collector · refinish · upholstered · dining · reproduction

textile

weave

Interlace strands into fabric

patternRecurring arrangement or template
silkFine woven insect fiber
damaskReversible figured fabric

brocade · jacquard · fabric · upholstery · wavy · lustrous · decorative · drapery · shimmer · iridescent

Opposites

wood figure/grain pattern

fiddlebackunfigured

Without decorative motifs

plain · plain-sawn · featureless · through-and-through · bland

spider danger level

fiddlebackcellar spider

Long-legged basement arachnid

daddy longlegs · common house spider · jumping spider

wood grain figure

fiddlebackplain-sawn

Lumber cut tangentially

straight grain · unfigured · quarter-sawn · birdseye · quilted

Family

back, fiddle, fiddling, fiddled, fiddler, fiddlers, fiddly

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G