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BoxcarPete

Stainless
Joined
Nov 30, 2018
Location
Michigan, USA
How concentrated is the H2O2, and how much penetration do you get/need? 1mm is pretty thin for most anything made from wood. Transparent veneer doesn't really do anyone much good. Probably the peroxide can penetrate deeply into a board, but it seems you need to get the UV into it too, and getting the finishing epoxy in deep might be a challenge also.
 

Scruffy887

Titanium
Joined
Dec 17, 2012
Location
Se Ma USA
I have over 10,000 bd ft of transparent wood for sale right now. All 10,562 bd ft in 4/4 for only US $7000.00. Shipping included to anywhere in US. Shipping, ground delivery too. Payment by wire transfer only. Once payed for we will have it delivered and send the GPS coordinates where it was dropped as you will not be able to see it.
 

crickets

Hot Rolled
Joined
Jul 3, 2021
Looks like it's a composite really - application of epoxy-like resin is required post-bleaching. So then it's just a bit more mechanically sound than cast epoxy, but otherwise it's barely wood and epoxy alone would work just as well for transparency ?
 

Bill D

Diamond
Joined
Apr 1, 2004
Location
Modesto, CA USA
I have over 10,000 bd ft of transparent wood for sale right now. All 10,562 bd ft in 4/4 for only US $7000.00. Shipping included to anywhere in US. Shipping, ground delivery too. Payment by wire transfer only. Once payed for we will have it delivered and send the GPS coordinates where it was dropped as you will not be able to see it.
They would make good display cases for the clothes from the "emperors new clothes" line.
Bill D
 

Toller

Plastic
Joined
Jul 24, 2022
Penetrating epoxy is just for waterproofing; it has little rigidity. I can't believe 1mm would have much strength.
 

gustafson

Diamond
Joined
Sep 4, 2002
Location
People's Republic
Well they don't understand insulation well either.
1mm of wood might have an R value of .05 or something, the insulation value of a single pane 'wood' window would be, depending on who is doing the figuring, 1.05 to 2.05, due to the air layers on either side.
A pane of glass might have an R value of .003 or something, which means the difference is insignificant.
Now it might have a better 'edge of glass' number that could make it better than it appears in the real world, but I kinda doubt it
 








 
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