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Attempting to make transparent wood

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ChemistryMaterials science

What it is

NileRed attempts to make transparent wood, inspired by an AvE video, by removing lignin and infiltrating the wood with resin. It is a long, detailed walkthrough of the chemistry and the practical difficulties.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked as the go-to hands-on demonstration of how transparent wood is made and why scaling it to large pieces is hard.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “NileRed on youtube has a cool video detailing the steps to create transparent wood.”

    Detailed walkthrough of steps to make transparent wood.

    valine, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Transparent wood could be the window of the future”

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Topics: nilered, transparent wood, lignin, epoxy, materials science

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