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Transparent Wood
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On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:31:38 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings But because wood isn't not naturally transparent, we achieve that effect with some nanoscale tailoring," he says. Just think about how small our shops will be in the future. Nanoscale tablesaws, nanoscale clamps, nanoscale Kreg jigs. Imagine how small a nanoscale trim router will be! Is nanoscale sawdust a health hazard? Does nanoscale sawdust even exist? |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:31:38 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings But because wood isn't not naturally transparent, we achieve that effect with some nanoscale tailoring," he says. Just think about how small our shops will be in the future. Dust-free woodworking from the comfort of your easy chair. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hlsNUHYFfO0?autoplay=1 |
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:31:25 -0500, Swingman wrote:
http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings http://www.homedepot.com/p/Artscape-...0134/100608533 It seems to me that I remember onion skin windows on log cabins in pioneering days. Now we find Hi Tech ways of doing old things. |
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Transparent Wood
On 4/8/2016 2:15 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
Dust-free woodworking from the comfort of your easy chair. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hlsNUHYFfO0?autoplay=1 Nice. Now what will I do with my $1000 hepa vacuum cleaner, sound eliminating ear muffs, chain link gloves, bullet proof face mask etc, etc... -- Jack Add Life to your Days not Days to your Life. http://jbstein.com |
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Swingman wrote:
http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings Sounds like a solution looking for a problem. It will be a long time before we run out of sand to make real glass. -- GW Ross This is precisely the sort of thing that people who like this sort of thing will like. |
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross"
wrote: Swingman wrote: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings Sounds like a solution looking for a problem. It will be a long time before we run out of sand to make real glass. Apparently the "transparent wood" is a lot lighter and slightly more durable than glass (less fragile) |
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Jack wrote in :
On 4/8/2016 2:15 PM, Spalted Walt wrote: Dust-free woodworking from the comfort of your easy chair. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hlsNUHYFfO0?autoplay=1 Nice. Now what will I do with my $1000 hepa vacuum cleaner, sound eliminating ear muffs, chain link gloves, bullet proof face mask etc, etc... Trade them in on a nicer easy chair. :-) Puckdropper |
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says... On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:19:05 -0400, wrote: On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" wrote: Swingman wrote: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings Sounds like a solution looking for a problem. It will be a long time before we run out of sand to make real glass. Apparently the "transparent wood" is a lot lighter and slightly more durable than glass (less fragile) But just what is its combustion point? And can it hold whales? |
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Transparent Wood
"J. Clarke" wrote in
: And can it hold whales? Whales aren't the problem. It's the weight of the water you have to consider! Puckdropper |
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On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:01:17 PM UTC-7, OFWW wrote:
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:31:25 -0500, Swingman wrote: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings It seems to me that I remember onion skin windows on log cabins in pioneering days. Isinglass. It was made from fish bladders. That's still an option, we have OTHER uses for wood, but for fish bladders... not so much. |
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On 10 Apr 2016 04:49:20 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote: "J. Clarke" wrote in : And can it hold whales? Whales aren't the problem. It's the weight of the water you have to consider! Same weight but without the whales, there's no point in holding the water. |
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On 4/9/2016 2:19 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" wrote: Swingman wrote: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...-and-buildings Sounds like a solution looking for a problem. It will be a long time before we run out of sand to make real glass. Apparently the "transparent wood" is a lot lighter and slightly more durable than glass (less fragile) I wonder how the old diamond scratch test would work on that stuff? -- Jack Add Life to your Days not Days to your Life. http://jbstein.com |
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