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Ford's Super-Strong, Lightweight Shelf Made From Honeycomb-Structured Paper
Why do they load 400 pounds to show that it can hold "almost 700 pounds"?
"almost" in this case is less than which is what 400 is relative to 700 ;) Seriously it would be cool if there were kits where I could build shelves of any form or size with this technology. Really the honeycomb is the only thing not easily available.
If you search "honeycomb board" you'll find a lot of sources of boards that are "pre-skinned" with kraft paper among other materials. If you don't have the machines to do the laminating of the skins the core material is virtually impossible to employ on an amateur level. BTW I hung kitchen cabinets in the 70's that had kraft honeycomb doors skinned in HPL (High Pressure Laminate or "Formica"). An aluminum version is popular in aircraft.