AlanWS wrote:
The acrylate-infused wood has been around for a long time, but it's not something easy to do without fancy equipment. If you do want to make something similar yourself, I suggest laminating up many thin layers using a boatbuilding epoxy. These epoxies soak in pretty well, and with thin layers it does not need to soak in too far. There is an interesting article from Woodworks magazine describing what the author calls "fineply" made this way. Here's the article:
http://www.woodwork-magazine.com/index.php/archives/86You would not need to alternate grain direction, as is usually done with plywood.
That is an awesome article-- thank you so much for sharing it. This explains what I was thinking of doing in a very understandable format. I see tons of potential with this-- including pen blanks, waterproof signs for carving with my carvewright, etc etc...
Thanks for sharing it
Lawrence