Making transparent wood

A few years ago I tried making transparent wood and it kind of worked. The pieces that I made were somewhat okay, but I was never really happy with the result. I finally decided to try it again though!

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[NileRed]

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[BlackGryphn]

A summary of all NileRed videos:
"It turned out to be way more work than I thought."

[mr.blueeyes]

Nile always sounds like he broke something and has to explain it to his parents without them getting mad

[addan]

""Why isn't NileRed uploading???"
NileRed: *Waiting 2 months just for the woods to get treated*

[CubsYT]

Every time he says "I carefully hit it with the hammer" I expect the hammer to come flying in at full force

[TransientLunatic]

When Nile is on the final step but there is over 30 minutes left in the video:

“Something’s wrong, I can feel it.”

[Angiepangie]

Nile: *opens oven*
Me: It looks so good
Nile: I was immediately disappointed
Me: I was immediately disappointed

[aidanf]

“I needed something that was small, but really heavy.”

**pulls out perfectly sized cube made of one of the densest metals on earth that he randomly bought a year ago**

[McAmberlee]

It's 1:30am, I'm 26 minutes into this video... and I've never been so emotionally invested in woodchips in my life.

[outside]

It's cute how Nile doesn't realise he's definitely already on that list

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Since they actually succeeded, I'd love to see NileRed make a full window using transparent wood

[audreydoyle]

The final result honestly looks like something I'd want my shower windows to be made of. I think it wood be cool to shower in a transparent, wooden shower. And you wouldn't have to worry too much about mold getting into the grain, because it's partially plastic. Plus, if the panes don't come out as clear as the final result, then it works well as a privacy screen.

[COVENANT]

using nearly 18, 000$ worth of tungsten cubes as flat weights is a flex i hope i will match one day

[NicksStuff]

NileRed in 5 years: lives in a house with aerogel walls, wooden windows and a photoelectric roof of some sort...

[ConnorNolanTech]

The bigger better sequel we didn't know we needed.

[Superdoodledoom]

"Alright guys, the next thing you want to do is find your 40 pound tungsten cube."

[bcoleman]

Bro the ending when you put it on the paper was one of the coolest things I have ever seen

[TheRamblingShepherd]

I love how much of his scientific process is "I hope that will magically fix itself later."

[Galavis.]

It's 1AM so it's the perfect time to watch a 40 minute chemistry video.

[MichaelMacGyver]

Anyone else get serious "opening a Wonka bar looking for a Golden Ticket" vibe every time Nigel started to open up the aluminum foil packets?