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Great video but I was more interested in the aspect of using this high-density wood structurally instead of steel for example. It would be nick to see some examples to that
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my back of the napkin math only puts this around the same stopping power as plywood of similar thickness. Sand bags work a lot better and are a hell of a lot easier and cheaper to produce
From my experience shooting plywood, the 9mm would have no problem going through the same thickness. He is legitimately on to something with his process.
Another curious material if ballistic protection is your fancy, is fiber reinforced closed cell foamed concrete at a proper density and thickness. While not suitable as personal armor due to thickness (generally around 1.5ft/45cm), it’s something can provide rapid and cheap local access to protection from shrapnel and rifle bullets, which unfortunately is still a genuine concern around the world. At lower density foa…
my back of the napkin math only puts this around the same stopping power as plywood of similar thickness. Sand bags work a lot better and are a hell of a lot easier and cheaper to produce
https://shocklayer.com/blogs/news/bulletproof-material-under...
He could try starting with e.g. 3x thinner blocks to ensure chemical treatment reaches the core, and then glue 3 of those together to end up with the same thickness as his single layer. Curious to see the bullet performance of that.
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my back of the napkin math only puts this around the same stopping power as plywood of similar thickness. Sand bags work a lot better and are a hell of a lot easier and cheaper to produce
From my experience shooting plywood, the 9mm would have no problem going through the same thickness. He is legitimately on to something with his process.
I've used telephone books as backstops in the past and abour 3-4 of them is enough to stop a handgun bullet easily.
We use 10mm mild steel plates for targets, and they don't even dent when shot with a 9mm round.
Another curious material if ballistic protection is your fancy, is fiber reinforced closed cell foamed concrete at a proper density and thickness. While not suitable as personal armor due to thickness (generally around 1.5ft/45cm), it’s something can provide rapid and cheap local access to protection from shrapnel and rifle bullets, which unfortunately is still a genuine concern around the world. At lower density foa…
I suspect layering paper with a squishy resin in multiple layers would be very effective armor. Is paper close enough to call it "from wood"?