Thanks!
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I think so, but I donāt recall a clear answer. I suppose I could use the search function.
Edit: A lot of times when looking at samples in person, Iāve seen people spread water over the sample to simulate itās finished look, with stone as well as wood.
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No problem!
Yeah, I definitely havenāt been using components muchā¦they seem like a lot of work when Iām trying to move quickly so I usually just group things. Now, I see why components are the better choice!
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Sometimes yes. We usually wet the slabs with a little bit of water after milling prior to photographing so the colouring is closer to the look of finished wood. But if I have a photograph of dry unfinished wood Iāll often pop it in photoshop and use the linear burn setting on the paintbrush with a light umber colour on about 35% opacity to make it look finished
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Itās not so bad! If you get used to using the keyboard shortcut G, it creates your components even faster than making a group, then you can go and grab them in the future from your components list.
I replied to your earlier question! Itās easy in photoshop if you know what settings to use, and I put a screenshot and instructions in the other answer. But wetting the wood does work if you can get at it to take another picture 
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Thatās great! So, both ways really (digitally and physically).