Don't forget, most laminates (such as plywood) are stronger as compared to a solid peice of wood the same thickness because of the different grain orientations.
But indeed.. just cutting up a 2x4 and gluing it back together the same way it was cut will in fact make it stronger. At least in that one direction... The layers and glue interactions change the way the fibers handle the stresses. I'm sure there is a website all about it out there somewhere ;-) Matt --- rhartwi...@juno.com wrote: > >"by laminating pieces together you can make > it hell bent for strong without adding any weight" > > Where does this info come from? You can't increase > the strength of wood > simply by cutting it into strips and gluing it back > together. > Dick H > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ===== ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Elder Orangeburg, SC http://www.infinigral.com/melder My Airplane Project: http://kr1.infinigral.com
