On the scale of a record needle, wood is quite soft. Woods strength comes from its structure working together to resist stressors. So a beam of wood would be stronger than a beam of vinyl, but when being scraped along a grooved surface that strength doesn’t help.
On the scale of a record needle, wood is quite soft. Woods strength comes from its structure working together to resist stressors. So a beam of wood would be stronger than a beam of vinyl, but when being scraped along a grooved surface that strength doesn’t help.
I wonder if densified wood would be better.