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09

Splinter = Ouch? No it’s a supercar in wood!

The Splinter - Super car of wood composites

North Carolina State University currently has an active project in which they are building a high performance super car using wood composites. How much of it is wood? Well, the entire body is made from weaving strips of wood laminates. Joe Harmon is the designer and creator of this concept car and probably has a lot of splinters to count for given the enormous size of this project!

The web site features tons of details including videos of the veneer processes used, rigs, and detailed pictures as well. Here is a direct link to The Splinter project…

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