On Tue, 24 May 2005 14:01:55 GMT, "Dan Bollinger"
wrote:

Perhaps some scientist can obtain a grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts to pursue this.

Leif, I'm sure you are just being funny and not serious, but just in case:
The NEA accepts applications from artists not scientists. Their mission
isn't to promote science, but art. Even if you were going to eventually use
LDD for art, a grant for LDD would be outside the NEA's mission. Dan

NEA probably would not- but a R&D dept for a large sawmill (if any of
them have such a beast these days) might be interested in a new way to
stabilize wood. Especially if it managed to decrease the amount of
shrinkage- imagine all the essentially "free" wood they'd have if a
piece of timber could be cut to finished size and they didn't have to
account for shrinkage. Could save space when storing if the lumber
didn't have to be stickered as well. Space is always at a premium
anywhere!