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Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel by bdamm on Thursday February 08, 2018 @05:45PM (#16336258)
If by "recent" you mean developed about 200 years ago, then yes.
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Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel by ZenoArrow on Thursday February 08, 2018 @05:52PM (#16336297)
From what I've seen, it's become more popular recently (last 10 years).
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Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel by nugi on Thursday February 08, 2018 @11:06PM (#16337829)
Its a technique older than guitars, not recent at all. Maybe you just took notice?
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Re:Crushed wood is stronger than steel by disantlor on Friday February 09, 2018 @12:49AM (#16338178)
well at the very least the technique has been packaged/marketed as “torrefied wood”, and i think that’s what is being referenced here
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