Skid Plates, Low Cars, Aquaplaning, Pride & Prejudice

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Originally Posted by Corbic

...and nobody else caught this...

Yeah. 5 pages and no one caught this

Originally Posted by racepar1

We use a produck called Jabrock, which is plywood impregnated with resin and compressed at high pressure. Yeah, that's not cheap either. Plywood is NOT strong enough, and it does NOT work fine. It is ghetto, cheap-ass, backwoods, redneck bullshit.

Originally Posted by S14DB

Hot Jabroc shots...

Originally Posted by S14DB

That's Jabroc not plywood.

Originally Posted by racepar1

I would be REALLY interested in knowing more about that material. I would be willing to bet that it's extremely expensive hardwood and probably specially treated to be more durable, similar to jabroc. That pic was posted in another thread with a similar topic a few years ago though.

Originally Posted by zerodameaon

Bet you it is just jabroc



EDIT:
A reverse image search reveals it is rosewood(supposedly) and no doubt just turned into jabroc from veneers.

Originally Posted by S14DB

Key is hardwood(Jabroc) not soft wood like pine.

Originally Posted by racepar1

Jabroc would be ideal, but that shit's expensive.

Originally Posted by racepar1

I LOVE Jabroc.

Originally Posted by aga

as for jabroc etc, they say it has weight to strength ratio better than steel, but you gotta use like a 1 inch thick plate, while if you made it from steel you would use 2mm...

Originally Posted by tiggertsi

jabroc, oh the irony!

Originally Posted by Def

And you people are seriously making me facepalm - jabroc is not used because it has high strength or anything - it's used as the WEAR SURFACE on the bottom/sides of splitters and planks because it's tough, wear resistance, and solid.