Vacuum Steam Technology for Rapid Plasticization and Bending of Maple
Bending wood dates back to antiquity in the form of baskets from willow branches and when boats were no longer made of hollowed out logs. Fresh growth willow twigs are readily bent into practically any shape; however, when wood has been separated from the tree and dried it is more rigid, difficult t...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43701 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07112011-172216/ |