se fendre

En fait, dans ce dernier cas, pour éviter que le bois ne se fende, on juxtapose des petits cubes de bois collés les uns aux autres, mais avec leurs fibres perpendiculaires à la surface de gravure.
In fact, in the latter case, in order to prevent the wood from cracking, one must place small, wooden cubes glued to one another, but with their fibres perpendicular to the surface of the carving.
Ceci évitera que la tige se fende lors de l’application ultérieure de force, quand les têtes seront lourdes (miam, des têtes lourdes).
This will prevent the stalk from splitting when force is applied later when the buds are weighty (mmm weighty buds).
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