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I wonder if it could be used to make machine tools. The wood grain structure that remains should be inhomogeneous enough to dampen vibration, and the treatment should make it dimensionally stable, so that it might be better than cast-iron for machine beds, frames, etc.

It's possible that this could replace 1950s and 1960s US made cast iron as the best possible material for large machine tools. (Lathes, mills, jig borers, etc.)



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