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Latest revision as of 21:00, 2 October 2022

A splint is a simple long and thin wooden rod used in scientific labs.

General

Splints are typically long, thin strips of wood, about 150 mm long and 5-6 mm wide.

Availability

Splints can be bought from lab suppliers or online.

Wooden barbecue skewers are essentially identical to lab wooden splints.

DIY splint

You can make a simple wooden splint from... wood. All you need is a knife, axe or some other bladed item, a piece of wood and precision.

Projects

  • Burning/glowing splint test
  • Chemical identification of various gases

Handling

Wood splints are flammable. If improperly handled, one can injure themselves due to splinters from the wood. Handle with care.

References

Relevant Sciencemadness threads