Well, that certainly is end grain. And that certainly is an angle guage that is being held against it.

However, the wood in the picture is obviously not rift sawn.

Saying it is rift sawn will not make it rift sawn.

I just love it when you can't admit being wrong Queen Stevie... such as your definition of "one-sided"

Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug