NileRed Attempts to Make Transparent Wood
NileRed · Demo · 36 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Attempting to make transparent wood
Why it's here
Linked as the go-to hands-on demonstration of how transparent wood is made and why scaling it to large pieces is hard.
What it covers
NileRed attempts to make transparent wood, inspired by an AvE video, by removing lignin and infiltrating the wood with resin. It is a long, detailed walkthrough of the chemistry and the practical difficulties.