Which is the question of the benefit or not of a more or less orthotropic material...What is seemingly not understood, is if a 3mm Thick Panel with In Lane Grain or Cross Grain as the structure, is able to produce sound that is discernible from each other and if one Structure is an improvement as a Panel material over the other.
The common plywood is with a cross grain structure. A in line grain structure may need a specific sourcing with the according cost. Without an idea of the benefit, it could explain nobody tested it.
If one truly wants to test an "in-line" structure, there is no reason it needs to be plywood. Guitar soundboard material could be used.A in line grain structure may need a specific sourcing with the according cost. Without an idea of the benefit, it could explain nobody tested it.
Eric
The veneer panel I made with the grain running in the same direction worked quite well, although it would have been nice to have it made in a larger size to see if it could work better?
It was about 17.5 cm x 34cm with an overall thickness of about 1mm I believe.
I just happened to have this material in a drawer for some reason ?
Steve.
It was about 17.5 cm x 34cm with an overall thickness of about 1mm I believe.
I just happened to have this material in a drawer for some reason ?
Steve.
Koskiflex is the product from Makerstock with an 'In Line' Grain, the increased flexion properties are clearly evident.
https://makerstock.com/products/birch-plywood-flexible
https://makerstock.com/products/birch-plywood-flexible