Author: Al Williams / Source: Hackaday
We’ve talked about transparent wood before. However, the process can be difficult to get just right. [NileRed] recently posted a video with very detailed instructions on how he’s doing it. Aside from the dangerous way he uses a table saw — something he realized after he watched the video — it is some great information.
This isn’t some hand-waving explanation. For nearly 36 minutes, you get an actual demonstration of the steps along with some explanations about why it works and why certain steps are done in a particular way.
Apparently, the chemical treatment — which is similar to how wood is prepared to make paper — removes some of the wood’s components leaving a network of tubes made of cellulose. He…
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