Just passing along and interesting tidbit. JVC spent 20 years trying to make wooden speaker cones to take advantage of several disireable properties. Try as they might, the cones would split when pressed or crack later. A JVC engineer eating dried squid asked what made it so chewy and was told it was soaked in Sake. He tried it on the birch speaker cones and it worked. I think the bookshelf speakers go for $1200 pair and the mini-towers are $1600.
So for really tough wood bending you may want to try sake.
John O’Connell – JKO Handcrafted Woodworking
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We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
Petronious Arbiter, 210 BC
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I think I may try single malt - more to my taste.
Mine too. Lagavulin all around.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking
The more things change ...
We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
Petronious Arbiter, 210 BC
Sounds odd? Try soaking in sake and see how hard it is to get you to bend without breaking.
Do these cones have a finish on them? If the wood is thin enough, water with a little denatured alcohol and glycerine makes it more flexible. Bottles of this are sold at woodworking supply stores for veneering. Or, you can mix your own.
The article didn't say if they had a finish but I would expect so.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking
The more things change ...
We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
Petronious Arbiter, 210 BC
Oh for goodness, sake
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