Choose vein cut or cross cut?
What Is Vein Cut?
Many natural stones are the result of stratigraphic deposits created by hot springs or watch movements. This is why the formation of natural stones is layered. These layers are created by ordered patterns or more complex patterns caused by different pressures from the Earth.
These layers are called veins in the stonework and are more easily observed on the end side of the quarry during the mining and production of certain sizes of stone. To achieve the final product, when the block is cut parallel to the natural grain, it is often called a grain cut.
The classification of cuts in the vein cut format is based on the background color of the stone. They usually have darker and lighter sides.
What Is Cross Cut?
As we mentioned, many stones, especially travertine, are the result of horizontal-format layer deposition, which can be seen in the vein cut format of the quarry at the beginning of the process. If the block is reversely rotated 90 degrees, so that the cutting blade is also moved 90 degrees opposite to the vein, it will also cause the vein to disappear.
In other words, it is a cut of a single layer of sedimentary stone, but rotated 90 degrees vertically. This will put the final product in cross cut mode with no textures and a more uniform background.
Vein Cut VS Cross Cut
We mention production methods, creation methods in the natural layers of the earth, and have details. We will discuss appearance differences and role-playing in the field of architecture.
Visually, in vein cut products, there are grains that are thicker or lighter than the stone base color, but in cross cut production, the base color is more uniform, with no lines or waves. Sometimes there are different colors on the spot shape, but mostly uniform with the same color as the natural background of the stone.
Many designers, architects and end users prefer to use vein cut products as this format expresses the functional beauty of nature. This is also the main difference between natural stone products and man-made building materials such as ceramics and tiles. In other senses, crafting with vein cut is a gift from nature that brings a better look to your projects.
Conclusion
In fact, the architectural culture is different in different countries, but there are still a little more cross cut products on the market, because the use of cross cut production with a unified background is considered a luxury design. So which type of product you think is better depends more on the local architectural culture and your own personal consumption.
