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Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material
By:MattD.
Date: 5/2/2014, 11:15 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material (MattD.)

Being the curious guy I am, I found this on the properties of flax and other natural fibers in composites, it is a PDF, but a lot of it is above my head. Engineer types might be able to translate it though.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&ved=0CGkQFjAK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F1996-1944%2F6%2F11%2F5171%2Fpdf&ei=erRjU93JHsHxoATchIGAAQ&usg=AFQjCNHHZLf4ZG57WwHdqmPdm80yzjQSPw&sig2=mmal_7xzj4rhR0-TCiliGg&bvm=bv.65636070,d.cGU

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Material: Flax as a sheathing material
Jay Babina -- 4/30/2014, 8:05 am
Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material
Marc Upchurch -- 4/30/2014, 10:53 am
Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/1/2014, 3:39 pm
Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material
MattD. -- 5/2/2014, 10:16 am
Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material
MattD. -- 5/2/2014, 11:15 am
Re: Material: Flax as a sheathing material
Ken Blanton -- 5/2/2014, 2:37 pm