[HBR] OT--WW I surplus

[Stan McIntosh]

In pretty sure that lacquers require a lower degree of nitration than
explosive/propellant grade.  Guncotton is not nearly so easy to dissolve
for a lacquer as mono- or dinitrate.
On Nov 23, 2014 10:51 AM, "Brian Burns" <brianburns1066 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Martin,
>
> ~ (We don't hear much about a huge "World War One" war-surplus bulge, for
> instance. Maybe there was one....)
>
> The lore in woodworking is that there was a big surplus of gun cotton at
> the
> end of WW I. Chemists set to work seeing what could be made from almost
> pure
> cellulose, and came up with nitro-cellulose lacquer (wood finish), and the
> various other products with "cell" in the name---celluloid, cellophane etc.
> Movies were shipped in metal cans because celluloid film is highly
> flammable.
>
> ~ Maybe my query is a dumb question....
>
> No such thing---only dumb answers (;->)...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
>
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