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Comment by dredmorbius

Wood itself is a composite material (lignan are the fibres, other stuff is effectively resin). Adobe is a fibre-composit (mud and strawa), as is daub-and-wattle plastering.

We've come up with more interesting fibres and resins over the years, but the fundamental concept is ancient and impressively effective.

parent dredmorbius 4 years ago

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