mtaylor Posted May 5, 2021 #1 Posted May 5, 2021 While not available yet, they're working on production, etc. Might be an interesting thing for models... ships, trains, planes, and buildings. https://phys.org/news/2016-03-wood-windows-swedes-transparent-material.html Gregory, lmagna, druxey and 2 others 5 Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
bruce d Posted May 5, 2021 #2 Posted May 5, 2021 I can't wait to see what IKEA does with this. thibaultron, mtaylor, allanyed and 1 other 2 2 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
Keith Black Posted May 5, 2021 #3 Posted May 5, 2021 I don't know that more uses for wood is a good idea? Wish they were using plastic waste. bruce d, davyboy and mtaylor 3 Current Builds: Billy 1938 Homemade Sternwheeler Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Sternwheeler and Barge from the Susquehanna Rivers Hard Coal Navy 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Perfection is an illusion, often chased, never caught
rraisley Posted May 6, 2021 #4 Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Keith Black said: I don't know that more uses for wood is a good idea? Wish they were using plastic waste. Nah. Plastic waste can be clear and doesn't have a wood grain. Not suitable for window replacements. Let's chop down another tree, instead. 🤪 Keith Black, davyboy and mtaylor 3
mtaylor Posted May 6, 2021 Author #5 Posted May 6, 2021 Well, if they can make it out scrap or sawdust, than it's actually a renewable resource. The question I have is what's created and needs disposal when they make these panels. davyboy, Keith Black and bruce d 3 Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
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