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I've seen some pretty interesting stuff made from hardened peat (a Scottish friend of mine, used to make peat jewelry. I have a piece he made for me). Vulcaniz

I've seen some pretty interesting stuff made from hardened peat (a Scottish friend of mine, used to make peat jewelry. I have a piece he made for me). Vulcanized rubber was also quite plasticky.

culi 1y ago
Rubber is made from (natural) latex. When that latex comes from Palaquium gutta we call it gutta-percha. Nowadays natural latex most commonly comes from Hevea brasiliensis but it's the same thing EDIT: I see they are actually 1,4-polyisoprene but gutta-percha is in a trans configuration while H. brasiliensis latex is in a cis configuration. Not sure if that amounts to any difference in properties https://s10.lite.msu.edu/res/msu/botonl/b_online/e20/20c.htm https://s10.lite.msu.edu/res/msu/botonl/b_online/e20/20c.htm