Clear wood

[Mad Max]

Clear wood
I bought 4 pieces but can't find it

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-%20transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-%20glass-1.5902739

[mmattockx]

Looks like it could be a home shop friendly process, depending on how the resin infusion needs to be done.


Mark

[kennym]

Somebody make some!!

[Longcruise]

Somebody make some!!

Thought you would have it in stock already.  I looked but didn't see any..... but wait.......??

[kennym]

Make good veneers, if you use sumpin fancy for cores...

[skeaterbait]

Try to explain your way out of that one at an all wood bow shoot 

[Stagmitis]

Veneers Kenny?

Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. 

[kennym]

Veneers Kenny?

Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. 

Awesome !! Best huntin bow ever !!

[Longcruise]

Veneers Kenny?

Heck just build lams,riser and backing from the same material and have a clear bow. 

Or just a riser with no limbs.   What, you can't see it?  Well, yer the only one. 

[Crooked Stic]

Be interesting seeing you pull back on the string of a bow ya cant see 

[ty_in_ND]

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!

[LittleBen]

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?

[Stagmitis]

Hey LittleBen

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-wood-transparent-stronger-lighter-glass.html

Flem is up on Vaccum bagging.

[Mad Max]

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

[Flem]

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!

[Mad Max]

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

[Flem]

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.

[Stagmitis]

Flem I have a bottle of the real stuff  35%. If I ever see the sun again I may give it a go!