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Title: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: Dawie on February 13, 2011, 12:37:20 pm

What causes the hardness of the wood ???
David


Lignin is the substance found in wood that helps determine how hard the wood will be. The more Lignin present, the harder the wood and vice versa, the less present, the softer the wood.

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: chief on February 13, 2011, 01:07:09 pm

Can you "beef-up" the wood by giving the tree lignin injections? ::)

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: Marcellarius on February 13, 2011, 01:23:28 pm

an other learning lesson.
did you know that lignin structure can be a great scroll pattern  8)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Lignin_structure.svg/621px-Lignin_structure.svg.png) 

 ;D :D ;D

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: Dawie on February 13, 2011, 01:49:16 pm

Nicely done Marcel.
David

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: Marcellarius on February 13, 2011, 02:22:29 pm

just copy/past a wikipedia picture.....

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: cherie on February 13, 2011, 08:51:30 pm

I would like to see you cut this.  Nice fact to know David.  Thanks.

Title: Re: Wood Facts A Series Sunday
Post by: HWPlmbr1 on February 13, 2011, 11:13:45 pm

Lignin? don't trees get struck by that?  ;D