Channel: Skallagrim

Category: Education

Tags: wood swordfantasygreen technologywood armortaiahahard woodpacific islandertough as nailshistorywar clubtoolskallhigh techweaponpacific northwesthard as steelsci-fiskallagrimsharpnesshardened woodsharp knifeaugmented woodmaori

Description: Get 20% off on unique rings hand-crafted from impressive exotic materials at Thorum with the coupon code: Skall20 thorum.com There are a few ways to harden wood and make it more useful as material for buildings, tools, and even weapons and armor. How about taking it to the next level, with a treatment that makes it able to withstand getting stabbed with a screwdriver? It can even be molded, so imagine everything that can be done with leather, but now it's harder than even the densest exotic hardwoods. Fascinating stuff! *** Time Stamps *** 00:00 – 00:41 Intro / Research article 00:41 – 01:48 Thorum rings 01:48 – 02:32 What wood is made of 02:32 – 03:57 How they densified basswood (23 times harder!) 03:57 – 05:32 How does it compare to metal? 05:32 – 06:11 Potential for making armor 06:11 – 07:49 Application in construction (nails) 07:49 – 09:25 Can a HW knife REALLY be 3x sharper than steel? 09:25 – 10:19 Usefulness / TRANSPARENT augmented wood 10:19 – 10:39 Inspiration for fiction (Solarpunk, high-tech elves) 10:39 – 12:47 Historical “what ifs” (improved war clubs & armor) 12:47 – 13:12 Daggers, swords, axes made of super wood? 13:12 – 14:55 Final thoughts / outtakes / outro Other related videos: "MAIL" Armor Like You've Never Seen Before! youtu.be/JhmRFuMdbSA Testing Post-Apocalyptic Gear: Duct Tape Armor! youtu.be/WgCjm7qL-YY The WORST Knife Ever Reviewed! youtu.be/HLiSzD3Hx2M *** Sources *** Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and plastic sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590238521004653#! youtube.com/watch?v=BStJLI7WQ8g Researchers Make Wood Stronger than Steel voanews.com/a/4270554.html phys.org/news/2021-10-hardened-wooden-knives-slice-steak.html Schematics overview of the major wood components, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin researchgate.net/figure/Schematics-overview-of-the-major-wood-components-cellulose-hemicellulose-and-lignin_fig1_317507850 Transparent wood: the building material of the future? phys.org/news/2019-11-transparent-wood-material-future.html Wood Hardness Chart schenckandcompany.com/wood/wood-hardness-chart Wood hardness according to Brinell scale floor-experts.com/hardness-brinell-scale Hardness of mild steel, bronze, oak material-properties.org/mild-steel-density-strength-hardness-melting-point material-properties.org/bronze-density-strength-hardness-melting-point material-properties.org/oak-wood-properties-application-price engineeringtoolbox.com/bhn-brinell-hardness-number-d_1365.html Pacific Island War Clubs from Polynesia new-guinea-tribal-arts.com/pacific-island-war-clubs *** Music *** Outtakes: "Little People At Work" by Horrorpen opengameart.org/content/little-people-at-work-loop Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee Used with artist's permission *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server patreon.com/skallagrim subscribestar.com/skallagrim youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join Books about history and/or martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission through these links): US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 *** Social media & merch *** How to contact me (can't always reply, as I get too many messages): youtube.com/c/Skallagrim/about See a list of my video uploads: twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ facebook.com/SkallagrimYT Channel-related shirts and other merch: skallagrim.spreadshirt.com teespring.com/stores/skallagrim