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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, e
by monochromatic 9y ago
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.
- usrusr 9y agoAt what point do we have to stop considering processed wood as wood, but as a wood/resin or wood/adhesive composite?
- bitwize 9y agoSometime after we stop considering processed food as food, but a food/sugar or food/preservative composite.
- monochromatic 9y agoStabilized wood definitely has a lot more in common with resin than with wood, in its mechanical properties.
- ZenoArrow 9y agoYour 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).