On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:03:29 -0800 (PST), Peter Wieck <pfjw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>On Feb 5, 10:54 pm, Bret Ludwig <bretld...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> The use of wood for front panels and sides is not new, but a new
>> technique allows attractive hardwoods to be used more easily. Wood is
>> placed in a cylinder and subjected to anhydrous ammonia and hot water
>> in turn. it can then be bent and when it dries out in a fixture will
>> retain its shape.
>
>New?
>
>The first US patent using strong alkalines & water (including ammonia)
>for bending wood is from 1856.
>
>Oh, the making of explosives or drugs from Nitric Acid and Glycerine
>is non-trivial process requiring a few more ingredients and a great
>deal more care - so not to worry. Of course, I am guessing Jon's
>reference went well over the heads of most here.
>
>But the bottom line is that unless one has access to anhydrous ammonia
>(a gas at STP, a liquid if stored under pressure), this is an entirely
>impractical suggestion. Further to that, the material is quite
>dangerous, difficult to contain and handle, corrosive and smells
>strongly - just like, uh, AMMONIA. Bret cannot be serious unless he
>really wants to cull the herd some.
>
>Peter Wieck
>Wyncote, PA
Possession of Anhydrous Ammonia is illegal except for certain
applications as it is used in clandestine meth production. Not a thing
one would like to get caught with.
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