flitch
Cured pork slab
A flitch is a side of an animal, especially a side of bacon—a whole slab before it's sliced into strips.
The word extends to woodworking, where a flitch is a thick plank cut lengthwise from a log, often with bark still on the edges.
To flitch is to cut meat or timber in this manner.
Lateral portion of something
cut · slice · cleaver · butcher · meat · wholesale · primal · carcass
Exposed to wood fumes
- hickoryDense North American hardwood
- oakQuercus genus member
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- alderRiparian deciduous tree
woodchip · preservation · smokehouse · brine · salted · dried · aged · hanging
Symmetrical grain pattern from consecutive slices
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- figuredComputed or understood
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- woodgrainNatural pattern in lumber
cabinetmaking · marquetry · decorative · matched · slice · bundle · leaf · face
Bonded between protective layers
- gluedFastened with adhesive
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- structuralRelating to building framework
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
composite · bolted · sandwiched · layered · timber frame · construction · load-bearing
side
Lateral portion of something
belly · cut · slice · cleaver · butcher · meat · wholesale · primal · carcass · charcuterie
rasher
Bacon portion
salty · sizzle · crispy · pan-fried · greasy · fatty · breakfast · pork · savory · umami
slab
Thick flat piece
oak · elm · walnut · hardwood · softwood · sawmill · seasoned · quarter · log · woodlot
smoked
Exposed to wood fumes
alder · woodchip · preservation · smokehouse · brine · salted · dried · aged · hanging · cellar
bookmatched
Symmetrical grain pattern from consecutive slices
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- figuredComputed or understood
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
woodgrain · cabinetmaking · marquetry · decorative · matched · slice · bundle · leaf · face
laminated
Bonded between protective layers
- gluedFastened with adhesive
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- structuralRelating to building framework
engineered · composite · bolted · sandwiched · layered · timber frame · construction · load-bearing
- lumber industrysawmill, logs, timber harvesting, logging, lumber yards
- wood termsgrain, knot, knothole, bark, heartwood
- Veneeringveneer, wood veneer, oak veneer, walnut veneer, marquetry