Transparent Wood

On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:31:38 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-and-buildings

re: 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?

On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:01:17 PM UTC-7, OFWW wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:31:25 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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.

On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:19:05 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Swingman wrote:
>>> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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?

Jack <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> 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

"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

>
> And can it hold whales?
>

Whales aren't the problem. It's the weight of the water you have to
consider!

Puckdropper

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 14:19:05 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Swingman wrote:
> >>> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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?

Swingman wrote:
> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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.

DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 12:31:38 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
>> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-and-buildings
>
>re: 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

On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Swingman wrote:
>> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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)

On 10 Apr 2016 04:49:20 GMT, Puckdropper
<puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:

>"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>> 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.

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

On 4/9/2016 2:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Apr 2016 12:59:34 -0400, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Swingman wrote:
>>> http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-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

On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:31:25 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:

>http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-veneer/transparent-wood-could-replace-glass-solar-cells-and-buildings

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Artscape-24-in-x-36-in-Rice-Paper-Decorative-Window-Film-01-0134/100608533

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. ;)