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Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by ummonk on Thursday October 21, 2021 @11:16PM (#28953364)
I think you just reinvented fiberglass and carbon fiber
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Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by skohan on Friday October 22, 2021 @03:38AM (#28954577)
Oh that's true! Is carbon fiber bonded by glue?
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Re:Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and pla... by fasterbynight on Friday October 22, 2021 @01:05PM (#28959741)
It's bonded by epoxy just like plywood is. Technically plywood is a composite (at least from a mechanical engineering perspective).
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