Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel
by monochromatic on Thursday February 08, 2018 @01:05PM
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There’s also stabilized wood. You basically fill all the space inside the wood with a hard resin. Small pieces are used for things like jewelry, knife scales, etc.
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At what point do we have to stop considering processed wood as wood, but as a wood/resin or wood/adhesive composite?
Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel
by bitwize on Thursday February 08, 2018 @01:52PM
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Sometime after we stop considering processed food as food, but a food/sugar or food/preservative composite.
Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel
by monochromatic on Thursday February 08, 2018 @05:09PM
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Stabilized wood definitely has a lot more in common with resin than with wood, in its mechanical properties.
Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel
by ZenoArrow on Thursday February 08, 2018 @04:16PM
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Your comment reminded me of a technique that guitar makers have been using in recent years, which is to make wood more stable by roasting it in a kiln (which removes the moisture from the wood, and supposedly increases its stability).
If by "recent" you mean developed about 200 years ago, then yes.
Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel
by ZenoArrow on Thursday February 08, 2018 @05:52PM
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From what I've seen, it's become more popular recently (last 10 years).
Its a technique older than guitars, not recent at all. Maybe you just took notice?