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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Mad Max on February 11, 2021, 12:30:27 PM
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Clear wood
I bought 4 pieces but can't find it :dunno:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-%20transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-%20glass-1.5902739
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Looks like it could be a home shop friendly process, depending on how the resin infusion needs to be done.
Mark
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Somebody make some!!
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Somebody make some!!
Thought you would have it in stock already. I looked but didn't see any..... but wait.......??
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Make good veneers, if you use sumpin fancy for cores... :laughing:
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Try to explain your way out of that one at an all wood bow shoot :saywhat:
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Veneers Kenny?
Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. :goldtooth:
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Veneers Kenny?
Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. :goldtooth:
Awesome !! Best huntin bow ever !!
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Veneers Kenny?
Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. :goldtooth:
Or just a riser with no limbs. What, you can't see it? Well, yer the only one. :)
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Be interesting seeing you pull back on the string of a bow ya cant see :laughing:
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Why stop at a clear bow? Laminate 8-9 of those 1 meter long by 1 mm thick pieces of clear wood and turn them into arrows! Follow that up with a clear bow string material (if they make clear serving, it shouldn't be too hard to find a way to make clear B50 or FF) and try to make a clear fletching. Knap yourself a broadhead out of clear glass, and you'll be set!
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That is just awesome. I need to make this. I wonder how thick of a piece you could bleach and then get epoxy into. Anyone here ever use vacuum to impregnate wood with epoxy?
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Hey LittleBen
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-wood-transparent-stronger-lighter-glass.html
Flem is up on Vaccum bagging.
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If you thinned EA-40 it should penetrate from both sides without Vacuum
For a .240 stack recurve would need 4 clear lams .040 thick, but it would have streaks in it from the glass :laughing:
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Pressure is better for impregnating wood than vacuum. Vacuum is good for getting all the air and VOC's out of the wood. This is all a moot point though, they are experimenting with Balsa wood!
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Pressure is better for impregnating wood than vacuum. Vacuum is good for getting all the air and VOC's out of the wood. This is all a moot point though, they are experimenting with Balsa wood!
I was thinking flem, that the pores would be open after the peroxide :dunno:
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I bet you are right Max. Here is something to think about though, these folks are not using household Hydrogen peroxide at 3% concentration. I was wondering if chlorine dioxide would work, its a strong oxidizer and bleaching agent and its a lot safer than strong HP. I use to goof around with "fireworks" and though about using HP and powdered metals, but it was a little too scary for me. If someone is actually thinking of trying this, I'm sure they could find some industrial HP.
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Flem I have a bottle of the real stuff 35%. If I ever see the sun again I may give it a go!