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Transparent wood with comparable strength ... and DIY-able
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BravoV:
Looking at the chemicals involved and the processing which are not hard to find and also just UV light or Sun light.  :-

-> Solar-assisted fabrication of large-scale, patternable transparent wood

Its also downloadable in PDF.



westfw:
FWIW, I've been trying this, and have been unable to get a piece of balsa to bleach using the peroxide and sun I have available :-(   Maybe I need to wait till summer!
BravoV:

--- Quote from: westfw on February 18, 2021, 02:17:09 am ---FWIW, I've been trying this, and have been unable to get a piece of balsa to bleach using the peroxide and sun I have available :-(   Maybe I need to wait till summer!

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Please, update us on your work, thanks.
thm_w:

--- Quote from: westfw on February 18, 2021, 02:17:09 am ---FWIW, I've been trying this, and have been unable to get a piece of balsa to bleach using the peroxide and sun I have available :-(   Maybe I need to wait till summer!

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You put sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide yeah?


--- Quote ---The lignin-modified wood was prepared by brushing 25 ml H2O2 and 5 ml NaOH solution and illuminating with UV light for 1 h.
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westfw:
I didn't see the NaOH the first time.

Also, I want to try a range of "consumer" peroxides:3% "medicinal."6-10% "hair bleach."~27% "pool sanitizer"
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