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Super wood...what will they think of next?
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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 447053" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>Back in the 80's I drove a truck for a company that specialized in wood beams used in the construction of buildings and such. The beams were called Parallam. It was small strips of wood compressed and glued together forming a beam which were supposed to be stronger than steel. They were available in 80 foot lengths and in multiple cross section choices. Turned on their long side the beam would bow like you would not believe. If you picked it up in the middle with a forklift the ends would not come off the ground. Turned on the narrow side they would be straight as an arrow. This concept is pretty much the same thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 447053, member: 432"] Back in the 80's I drove a truck for a company that specialized in wood beams used in the construction of buildings and such. The beams were called Parallam. It was small strips of wood compressed and glued together forming a beam which were supposed to be stronger than steel. They were available in 80 foot lengths and in multiple cross section choices. Turned on their long side the beam would bow like you would not believe. If you picked it up in the middle with a forklift the ends would not come off the ground. Turned on the narrow side they would be straight as an arrow. This concept is pretty much the same thing. [/QUOTE]
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