What exactly is a diamondwood finish?

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Oregonmeds

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I'm contemplating putting a new veneer and finish on my brunswicks rails, gc1 with their super difficult to remove but not exactly breathtakingly beautiful laminate, and thinking I would want the hardest and longest lasting finish on a really nice hardwood veneer...

Brings me to wonder what diamond uses for finish like on the pro-am, is it a trade secret, or an impregnated epoxy, or something not available to the public or impossible without special heat or pressure or what?

Short of that, what would be the best longest lasting hard dent resistant non yellowing finish, least likely to show wear over time and or able to be polished back up when needed?
 
this was copied from another site

gives u an idea

Sometimes refererred to by the generic name of COMPREG, DymondWood® is a highly engineered wood/plastic composite, that has the physical and mechanical properties of high density hardwood, acrylic, polycarbonate plastics and brass. Here, brightly dyed northern hardwood veneers are combined with engineering grade resins, heat and pressure to create a product that has the best characteristics of each. DymondWood® is distinguished by its unique strength, durability, dimensional stability, and weather and moisture resistance as compared to regular wood.

Applications

Successful DymondWood® applications include, but are not limited to the following: Archery Stock, Pistol Grips, Crafts, Knitting Needles, Ornaments, Pens, Brushes, Awards, Frames, Billiards Tables and Pool Cues, Musical Instruments.
 
Yep thats the stuff. I talked to a cue maker trying it out. He said it was very stable to work with. They inject resin to make it. It will probably last 100's of years "under water" no less. It can be made in a rainbow of colors, as well as natural.

The chines future wood salutation, to exotic hardwood loss.
Dymondwood is the same stuff, different comp.

At Diamond Wood we believe the solution is to replace the use of tropical hardwoods in these applications with Accoya® Wood. This new high-performance wood lasts even longer than tropical hardwoods in the harshest outdoor environments.

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Wow thanks guys, that was quick. I guess I could have found it easier had I not been misspelling it. :)

I'm going to look into how much that stuff is, but I'm almost afraid to considering how much I'd need.
 
Well, I only priced it at one place and suprisingly it's very affordable.
All it would take is 2 pieces to do all the rails. At http://www.rutply.com/pdf/RPC-DymondWood_web.pdf they show 1/8" thick, 51" long 16.5" wide at just $33.12 ea in small quantities.

Sounds almost too good to be true, you could spend more than that for regular hardwood and finishing materials to do it the old fashioned way.

But reading their brochure a little further reveals the catch, at least with this manufacturer. "Orders less than $500 require an additional $100 handling charge" Damn that hurts, screw the little guy why don't you? This is on top of charging nearly twice as much in small quanitities compared to bulk orders. I guess this isn't a hobbyist friendly place.

Crap... I'll keep looking, but any better sources or ideas are welcome.
 
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