XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:52:13 +1100, Daniel70 wrote:   
      
   > On 15/12/2025 2:01 pm, c186282 wrote:   
   >> On 12/14/25 04:16, rbowman wrote:   
   >>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:48:15 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> We really need a cheap and sustainable wood substitute, good enough   
   >>>> for structural uses, very similar to white or yellow pine boards.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This would mostly be "weeds", glued and then heavily hot-pressed.   
   >>>>  Use as little 'plastic' as possible. The damned "glue" needs to   
   >>>> be REALLY good also, similar to the stuff for ship-building.   
   >>>   
   >>> I think they call it OSB :)  I walked by a house under construction   
   >>> today and it was skinned with plywood. Maybe the economics are   
   >>> changing.   
   >>   
   >> USA, masses of 'affordable' houses that don't even bother to use   
   >> plywood - 3/16ths "particle board" instead. It's SUPPOSED to be water   
   >> resistant   
   >   
   > I'll call "BULLSHIT" on that!!   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board   
      
   OSB isn't particle board and I think 7/16" is the minimal thickness, so   
   two counts of bullshit.   
      
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