There would also be the possibility of forming the wood into a workable shape beforehand. IIRC it doesn’t shrink that much, just compresses, so it’s possible to have holes and angles where you need them; joinerery would be an issue though.

I wonder if this is the same process that nilered did a video on?

Basically they soak it in sodium hydroxide(?) to dissolve the cellulose lignin, then hot press it so the remaining lignin cellulose forms a stronger, physical bond with the layers above and below. Kind of like a handshake. The remaining wood was low level bullet proof, like it could just barely stop a 9mil.

*got it backwards