Transparent wood?

Science is amazing but it can also be somewhat absurd. Hard to imaging why anyone would even want to make wood transparent but it’s been done. The benefits of this…

Science is amazing but it can also be somewhat absurd. Hard to imaging why anyone would even want to make wood transparent but it's been done.

The benefits of this new technology are readily available to anyone with the motivation to search the Internet, where its’ billed as stronger than glass and shatterproof. I guess that's good, but aren’t there other existing materials that have the same advantages?

My first thought is transparent wood might work well for cabinet doors. But my research indicates that you can't get panels more than 4” square and a centimeter thick.

Transparent wood? Somehow, I just can't see it.

D.D.

David DeCristoforo possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture, high-end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His experience in professional woodworking spans a period of 35 years. For the past 20 years David DeCristoforo Design has been located in Woodland, California. During this time David's shop has ranged in scope from a "full on" cabinet production shop with as many as 15 employees to a small fine furniture and custom millwork shop, working with his son, David RBJ, a highly skilled maker in his own right.