tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700672862430745471.post8871922126580988392..comments2024-02-26T02:29:10.937-06:00Comments on Object Guerilla: Bent Cardboardwholmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002909287386829907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700672862430745471.post-70834617243042196532012-09-20T20:51:27.147-05:002012-09-20T20:51:27.147-05:00I hear you on the fiber issue, Paul, did end up wi...I hear you on the fiber issue, Paul, did end up with a little more clumping in the glue than I expected. That said, whole wheat does have about five percent more gluten (15-16% according to Wikipedia) than white flour. It seemed to work really well in the first panel, and dried to a color not unlike cardboard. <br /><br />As to varnish, cardboard is a thirsty material, and readily absorbs just about any wood finish. Wagon builders in the 19th century added boiled linseed oil to their adhesive mixture to turn out hard, waterproof paper-mache body panels for stagecoaches. wholmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002909287386829907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700672862430745471.post-3267054445113030452012-09-20T19:04:49.550-05:002012-09-20T19:04:49.550-05:00I'm not sure that whole wheat flour will incre...I'm not sure that whole wheat flour will increase strength, I think it might do the opposite, whole wheat contains the bran of the wheat kernal which will be like adding fibre to a glue, also when bread making it's much harder to develop the gluten when kneading wholemeal flour.......whole meal also contains more oil than white which might also be a negative.<br /><br />I think white flour would be a better option.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700672862430745471.post-7301969210399753652012-09-19T21:05:29.156-05:002012-09-19T21:05:29.156-05:00Would it accept a varnish or some other way to pro...Would it accept a varnish or some other way to protect it?Paulnoreply@blogger.com