[Cob] Glass impregnated wood timbers

[Mark Piepkorn]

>>Joyce  wrote:
>>Does anyone have any information or web sites to reference about a  new
>>timber product I saw on TV (This Old House maybe). The timbers were
>>coated
>>with a glass product of some type, heated to a point where the glass
>>melted
>>into the wood and provided a protective coating that could be  stained -


http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/productDetail.cfm?productId=2743

TimberSIL Nontoxic Pressure-Treated Wood
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chemistry and heat-treatment process result in 
the infusion of microscopic glass "crystals" 
throughout the wood, providing a permanent, 
insoluble treatment with no dusting or leaching. 
The treated wood is odorless and nonvolatile, is 
not corrosive to fasteners, does not cause 
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Contact information
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    13850 Mack Ave., Ste. 270
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Mark Piepkorn
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