transparent wood - anyone try this yet?

[Aaron Liebling]

Pretty nifty and seems relatively straightforward to do. I may try this weekend.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scientists-develop-transparent-wood-that-is-stronger-and-lighter-than-glass-1.5902739

[Stewart Lang]

Does it work with wood thicker than 1mm?

[Lee Schierer]

I think the technology has quite a distance to go. The sheet that is transparent is extremely thin. Penetrating a thicker board is a world of difference.

[Tom M King]

Kind of like transparent aluminum in that Star Trek movie?

[Jamie Buxton]

If you can make 1mm-thick wood that is truly transparent, you can use it to make transparent plywood. Use a clear glue like epoxy.

[Frank Pratt]

Translucent would be a much better descriptor. Notice that objects that are not almost touching the wood film are blurry?

[Bruce Page]

Very interesting. I would imagine that the possibilities would be limitless once the process is refined. Glass windows were far from clear when first invented.