ASHPOTS@aol.com on fri 14 jun 96
Hello All: Has anybody there made their own bamboo handles? I have lots of
bamboo in different colors and I was curious if anyone knows how to bend and
cut it properly. This is Miami - and we just had 7" of rain in the last two
days.
Capt. Mark Issenberg
MADE IN THE SHADE PLANTS & POTTERY
7780 SW 118th Street
Miami, FL 33156
(305) 232-0278
(305) 232-0278 FAX
Barnstudio Howard on wed 19 jun 96
I think you have to boiling them in water for a awhile until they get soft.
I read in a CM Mag that was an old one that thats what you do I will lok
for the mag and see what it says.
Veena Raghavan on sat 19 sep 98
If anyone is looking for a source for bamboo, thanks to Dannon Rhudy's help
with how to negotiate the Web (also took the trouble to locate two sites
and check one out for this web dummy!), I have found a source in
Connecticut, and have just received my first bamboo. They are suppliers of
basket-making supplies and, not only seem to have a wide variety of
materials, but are very helpful and very nice. Name and address:
THE H.H. PERKINS CO. INC.
10 SOUTH BRADLEY ROAD
WOODBRIDGE CT 06525
800-462-6660
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
Veena Raghavan on wed 23 sep 98
Did someone try to send me an e-mail regarding my posting about a source
for bamboo? I received some kind of message with the name DAEMON in the
address, saying that the message could not be delivered. If anyone did try
to reach me, please try again or post your query.
Would also like to say that being a part of Clayart is fascinating. I have
gleaned so much helpful information, some of which I can use and some of
which is just interesting to read. What a great group. Thank you everyone.
Veena
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
Jon Singer on fri 19 feb 99
>Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:16:22 EST
>From: Joseph Herbert
>Subject: Bamboo handles and brushes
>
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>If any of you are considering bamboo culture, BE ADVISED: Bamboo is an
>extremely invasive, energetic plant. Bamboo propagates by underground
>runner (rhizome?) that travels along under the ground sending up a new
>plant every foot or so. You can easily loose your yard to this plant.
Bamboo isn't just"this plant", it's a whole bunch of different plants,
only some of which reproduce by rhizomes or runners.
_Sinarundinaria_nitida_ (formerly _Fargesia_nitida_) is a clumping
plant that spreads only about as fast as a clump of Iris. It does not make
runners. The stems are moderately thin, and it grows about 8 feet tall
here in the Pacific NW. (I'm told that pandas eat this plant, in China.)
You might be able to make brush handles and other things out of it...
I don't know for sure, though, because I've never done that.
Eventually, you _will_ have to "shovel-prune" part of your clump,
and I do have to agree that it is beastly difficult, but I've done it, and
it is most certainly possible.
--------------
It is _usually_ possible to restrain the more invasive kinds by getting
50-mil-thick polyethylene sheeting _at_least_ 18" wide (24" may be
better), and burying it edge-down in the ground BEFORE you put
the bamboo in, so that it effectively forms a bottomless pot around the
plant. Any runners that go over the top (which you should allow to
stick up an inch or two), you can cut off. Most bamboo will not put
runners a foot and a half down. 50-mil poly should last a number of
years.
Best --
jon
mel jacobson on sat 20 feb 99
i purchased an entire bamboo tree...thick one.
perfect for making tools and things...sorta big and flat.
they cut it in 4/four foot sections, wrapped it in plastic
and shipped it to me ups.
Butler Box and Stake, Inc.
3514 Westminster Av.
Santa Ana, Ca 92703
7707 South Elm, Fresno, CA 93706
1800 666 0606
they were very pleasant to work with....they must make stakes
for agriculture/wine industry
once you begin making tools from real bamboo you will never
go back to other materials.
the tools love the water bucket best./ and i have enough for 200 years.
mel/mn
http://www.pclink.com/melpots
minnetonka, minnesota/ u.s.a.
Matthew Blumenthal on sun 21 feb 99
I've also made my own tools out of bamboo. It works very well for anything
from needle tools to the varous types of trimming and forming tools that
are so commonly made of other woods and purchased through ceramics or hobby
supply vendors. And Bamboo lasts a long time compaired to most other woods.
Of course, this does mean that you have too make your own stuff. But most
potters are quite happy to do that.
The only hitch that I've found is that it isn't all that easy to find the
really big bamboo that I use for making the tools. Guess that one is solved
too.
Thanks Mel.
>once you begin making tools from real bamboo you will never
>go back to other materials.
> the tools love the water bucket best./ and i have enough for 200 years.
>mel/mn
>http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>minnetonka, minnesota/ u.s.a.
>
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Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on fri 16 apr 99
Hi friends--
I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has been
damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was given
access to a very well-equipped shop.
Thanks for all your help.....
Sandy
Sandra Dwiggins
Technical Information Specialist
Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
fax:301-480-8105
phone: 301-496-7406
Tom Wirt on sat 17 apr 99
>>>>bamboo....wanted to
make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was
given
access to a very well-equipped shop.<<<<
Sandy, don't know what to cut it down with....someone else will have to help
there, but be aware there is very high silica in bamboo and it will quickly
dull any tool you use to cut/shape/work on it with.
Tom Wirt
Bruce Vail on sat 17 apr 99
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi friends--
> I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has bee
> damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
> hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
> powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
> make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was given
> access to a very well-equipped shop.
>
> Thanks for all your help.....
> Sandy
>
> Sandra Dwiggins
> Technical Information Specialist
> Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
> National Cancer Institute
> National Institutes of Health
> e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
> fax:301-480-8105
> phone: 301-496-7406
If you can swing one, a "Bush Hook" or "Bush Axe" would be the way to
go......If you are unfamiliar with this tool, it has a five foot hickory
handle that is straight. The business end is a six inch wide by twelve
to eighteen inches in length......The blade is curved or hooked on the
end and is sharpened on both sides over its entire length.....This tool
will make short work of any stand of bamboo.....I have cut many
such......The green bamboo cuts very easily. The dry bamboo is much
harder......Good Luck......!
Rick hugel on sat 17 apr 99
Try a medium tooth saw. If the bamboo are fairly large round and tall, cut
a notch on the side in the direction you want it to fall and then on a
diagonal fron the other side to the notch. Spliting the bamboo is fairly
easy. Cut the bamboo in lengths you will be using, then using an axe hit
straight across the diameter. Once a split is initiated, the pole of
bamboo can be pulled in half.
further division can be made with the axe. A power grinder is good for
shaping. Bamboo make great tools. Good luck
Rick
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi friends--
>I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has been
>damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
>hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
>powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
>make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was given
>access to a very well-equipped shop.
>
>Thanks for all your help.....
>Sandy
>
>Sandra Dwiggins
>Technical Information Specialist
>Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
>National Cancer Institute
>National Institutes of Health
>e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
>fax:301-480-8105
>phone: 301-496-7406
Abro on sat 17 apr 99
Long handled lopping shears work very well. I've seen them cut through
almost 2 in. dia. bamboo like going through soft butter. watch out for your
fingers!
Karin A.
Kabromaitis@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI)
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 7:51 AM
Subject: Bamboo
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Hi friends--
I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has
been
damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted
to
make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was
given
access to a very well-equipped shop.
Thanks for all your help.....
Sandy
Sandra Dwiggins
Technical Information Specialist
Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
fax:301-480-8105
phone: 301-496-7406
Gail Phillips on sat 17 apr 99
Sandra -
In the Gardener's Supply Company catalog, they list a folding bamboo saw for
$19.95. It is item # 31-252, and their phone number is 800-863-1700. Hope this
helps.
- Gail Phillips
praying mantis pottery
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi friends--
> I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has bee
> damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
> hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
> powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
> make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was given
> access to a very well-equipped shop.
>
> Thanks for all your help.....
> Sandy
>
> Sandra Dwiggins
> Technical Information Specialist
> Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
> National Cancer Institute
> National Institutes of Health
> e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
> fax:301-480-8105
> phone: 301-496-7406
Matthew Blumenthal on sun 18 apr 99
Sandra
I can't speak to "best" but I do make bamboo tools, and I sometimes cut
down green bamboo to do it with. I like to use a hack saw to cut down the
trees. The fine tooth gives a very fine edge and I can use it for the tool
that I am going to make. A reasonably fine edged pruning saw will do it
too. Got to warn you though, the fine teeth give a better edge to the cut,
but take less off with each bite, so they are more work.
To actually shape tools, I first cut off the length that I want from the
bamboo stalk. Put the stalk into a vise gently to saw the length off. Once
this is done, stand the cut section on end and use some sort of blade to
split the section that you want out of it. Be very careful not to cut
yourself on the blade that you use to make the split.
Once you have split out a section of bamboo that is the length and width
you want for your tool, just use a sharp knife, fine toothed saw, and
various files to achieve the shape you want. The stuff carves easily when
wet, and the process is much easier than it sounds. Once dry, bamboo tools
become very hard and durable.
At 07:50 AM 4/16/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi friends--
>I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has
been
>damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
>hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
>powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
>make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was
given
>access to a very well-equipped shop.
>
>Thanks for all your help.....
>Sandy
>
>Sandra Dwiggins
>Technical Information Specialist
>Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
>National Cancer Institute
>National Institutes of Health
>e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
>fax:301-480-8105
>phone: 301-496-7406
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Stuart Ridgway on sun 18 apr 99
Hi Sandra
I found that a metal cutting blade in a hacksaw worked for me on bamboo.
Stuart Ridgway
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi friends--
>I would like to cut down a few stalks from a huge stand of bamboo that has been
>damaged by a storm. It is very tough stuff, and I could not even bend it by
>hand. What's the best cutting tool to use for this? I don't have a battery
>powered reciprocating saw. What other tool could I use? And, if I wanted to
>make tools out of it, what's the best shop tool to use? Recently, I was given
>access to a very well-equipped shop.
>
>Thanks for all your help.....
>Sandy
>
>Sandra Dwiggins
>Technical Information Specialist
>Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
>National Cancer Institute
>National Institutes of Health
>e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
>fax:301-480-8105
>phone: 301-496-7406
>
Dorothy Weber on tue 1 jun 99
I've been playing with bamboo, using handles etc. And am having some
difficulty with attaching it to our pots. I've used leather, copper wire and
reed (my source has run out). any suggestions or books on this topic
Thanks
Dorothy
Manakin-Sabot, VA
Susan Fox Hirschmann on wed 2 jun 99
hi dorothy,
(remember me): I work with fiber all the time in my work.....but recall an
article in the last 6 months or so in Clay Times Mag, on attaching bamboo
handles with
rattan. You might want to look for it there. That subject even, as i
recall, appears on the cover of the magazine.
You, of course can use a variety of fibers, or "bastardize" a pre-made handle
from one of the pottery suppliers, using an exacto knife to get the size you
would like.
good luck.
susan fox hirschmann
annandale, va.
Dorothy Weber on thu 3 jun 99
Susan
Great to hear from you! Thanks for the info I did read that article. I am
sure it will take more practice but have found that some of my handles are
wobbly and I don't care for that. Do you have any idea where I could purchase
half round reed as I remember from my basket weaving days that worked well. I
can no longer find it in Richmond, I have even tried furniture repair shops
specializing in canning.
Keep in touch
Dorothy
Merrill Rush on fri 4 jun 99
Just saw your posting and thought you might like the following info:
H.H.Perkins Co in Woodbridge Ct has the largest selection of basket making
and caning supplies that I have been able to find.Haven't used it with my
pottery yet,but I do a lot of furniture re-finishing and have ordered from
them alot.
Customer Service # 203-389-9501
Order by phone(and maybe order a catalog) 800-462-6660
NOW----can anyone help me find a book on making furniture out of bamboo?Have
tried all of the usual places,but there doesn't seem to be such a "critter"
HELP !!!!
Many TIA
Merrill
Susan Fox Hirschmann on fri 4 jun 99
Hi Dorothy,
I buy it at a wholesaler in Connecticut that requires me to purchase $100
minimum (a viritable shitload of reeds!)., but i know you can get them at
Frank's nursery and CRafts, MJdesigns, or other kind of craft shop. I used
to sell to a rattan furniture shop in shocko slip (?) that i think carried
it!?
If you decide you want to spend the !$100 let me know and i will find the
address and phone no. for you!
happy pottin!
regards to you both,
susan
susan fox hirschmann
art pottery
Veena Raghavan on sat 5 jun 99
Dorothy,
I tried to send you this information yesterday directly, but the
message was returned. It didn't even register in my sent mail copies. I
don't understand what happenend.
Hi , Susan, you might be interested in this too, as this company
did not ask for a minimum. I don't know anything about basket-making
materials, but I found them very patient and very helpful. I was looking
for bamboo at the time, and Dannon was kind enough to help me search the
Web (still haven't got the hang of doing it efficiently) but she got me
some websites and got me going. H.H. Perkins Co.
800-462-6660
Hope they can help you.
All the best.
Veena
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
Jean Stephenson on sun 6 jun 99
You might try Franks Cane & Rush Supply at
http:www.franksupply.com/index.html They did have half round.
Jean where it's really foggy today on the OR. coast----- Original
Message -----
From: Dorothy Weber
To:
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Bamboo
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Susan
>
> Great to hear from you! Thanks for the info I did read that article. I am
> sure it will take more practice but have found that some of my handles are
> wobbly and I don't care for that. Do you have any idea where I could
purchase
> half round reed as I remember from my basket weaving days that worked
well. I
> can no longer find it in Richmond, I have even tried furniture repair
shops
> specializing in canning.
>
> Keep in touch
> Dorothy
>
Susan Fox Hirschmann on mon 7 jun 99
Hi Veena....
Yep it is perkins, that is in connecticut, that really has fine quality reed
and cane supplies and are a pleasure to deal with. However, i must tell you
that i purchase from them on a wholesale net 30 account basis, which requires
me to order at least $100 miniumum. Most of my pieces have reeds or other
fibers incorporated into them., so this is not a prooblem for me, but if you
just need one bunch not sure they will deal with you, and a neighborhood
"craftsy" shop might be a good bet.
hope you are well! (enjoyed meeting you!)
regards,
susan fox hirschmann
annandale, va.
Karen Sullivan on mon 30 oct 00
For those who have asked me, bamboo karen, questions about bamboo,
I refer you to Mr. Bamboo, no relation, for more expert info.
http://www.mrbamboo.com.au
I think the site is in Australia, so I don't know about ordering from them
shyly, bamboo karen,
or should it be baboon karen,
or for halloween boo karen
dayton j grant on fri 11 may 01
I luv bamboo ,you can make salad from the shoots ,string, rope and fabric
from the leaves ,springs ,levers,wheels,ratchets,boats,houses,
windmills,waterwheels,airplane frames from the wood.,broken or worn tools
and products can recycled for good hot burning fuel ,recycle the ashes
for glass,and the stuff grows under almost any conditions like
grass,bamboo is a major blessing,thanx for the bamboo linx ,
djg.
Dorohty Weber on sat 10 aug 02
After months of debating and reading about bamboo. We finally made the
decision to plant. I emailed the Mid Atlantic Bamboo after finding them on
an internet search. Mary Ann and Bert Silverman were delightful. They were
only an hour and half drive away. They showed me every type of bamboo they
offered and gave detailed information about each plant. I came out quite
satisfied and purchased 7 large plants. We are in the process of planting
them and hopefully will have our own stands soon. They would be happy for
you to visit their site. They have sold several varieties that can be used
for handles, fishing poles and brushes. You can also eat the shoots. Their
site is www.midatlanticbamboo.com. Hope you enjoy .
Dorothy Weber
Whose lab jumped out of the car and then right into their fish pond. What a
good first impression. Fortunately no fish in the pond.
email jodo96@attbi.com
web page http://home.attbi.com/~jodo96/index.htm
Hank Murrow on sat 10 aug 02
dear Dorothy;
I have grown bamboo, as you can see on my site:
http://www.murrow.biz/hank . One thing easy to overlook is the fact
that running bamboos will grow toward the south from wherever you
plant them, as they shade their rhizomes to the north. So start north
of where you want them to grow and they'll fill in to the south.
Best, Hank in Eugene
>After months of debating and reading about bamboo. We finally made the
>decision to plant. I emailed the Mid Atlantic Bamboo after finding them on
>an internet search. Mary Ann and Bert Silverman were delightful. They were
>only an hour and half drive away. They showed me every type of bamboo they
>offered and gave detailed information about each plant. I came out quite
>satisfied and purchased 7 large plants. We are in the process of planting
>them and hopefully will have our own stands soon. They would be happy for
>you to visit their site. They have sold several varieties that can be used
>for handles, fishing poles and brushes. You can also eat the shoots. Their
>site is www.midatlanticbamboo.com. Hope you enjoy .
>
>Dorothy Weber
Joyce Lee on fri 16 aug 02
Is there anybody out there who knows how to bend
bamboo ..... and is willing to share that
knowledge.... or point me to appropriate literature, please. In the =
meantime, thank you for reading this and thinking about it.
Joyce
In the Mojave
Philip Poburka on fri 16 aug 02
Dear Joyce,
"Heat"...
Are you bending strips taken from the 'round', or the full 'round'?
Well...either way...'heat' is what I recall to be the regimine.
Now you can clamp say a short length of hefty Iron pipe in a Vice or
other...and play a small Propane Torch on it, or into the away 'end' of
it...and use that as a bending mandril...
Or similar...
Also, you may try soaking the Bamboo and see how that behaves verses
whatever be it's otherwise dryness...
I'd guess soaking or boiling it even may prove helpful...yea...Boil it, I'd
think...then work it over a Hot mandril...that ought to do it.
Good luck!
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce Lee"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Bamboo
Is there anybody out there who knows how to bend
bamboo ..... and is willing to share that
knowledge.... or point me to appropriate literature, please. In the
meantime, thank you for reading this and thinking about it.
Joyce
In the Mojave
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Ababi on sat 17 aug 02
I think you should do it in hot water,than when it is soft to force it gently to stay in the
position you want. If I am right a thick plywood with some pins on. Try hard- dry
bamboo and fresh soft too.
Please see in
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Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------
>Is there anybody out there who knows how to bend
>bamboo ..... and is willing to share that
>knowledge.... or point me to appropriate literature, please. In the meantime, thank
you for
>reading this and thinking about it.
>Joyce
>In the Mojave
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Rebecca P on sat 17 aug 02
Hi!
Please note that I have never worked with bamboo. However, in another life
I made wreaths from grapevines which required soaking in water before
shaping them into wreaths. Therefore, it seems to me that Ababi's idea is a
good one. And the drawing he made is certainly helpful.
Good luck!
Rebecca Pierre
Oak Island, NC USA
>From: Ababi
>Reply-To: ababisha@shoval.org.il
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: Bamboo
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 06:52:08 +0200
>
>I think you should do it in hot water,than when it is soft to force it
>gently to stay in the
>position you want. If I am right a thick plywood with some pins on. Try
>hard- dry
>bamboo and fresh soft too.
>Please see in
>http://members4.clubphoto.com/_cgi-bin/getImage.pl?imgID=12098037-2e9b&trans=
>Ababi
>---------- Original Message ----------
>
> >Is there anybody out there who knows how to bend
> >bamboo ..... and is willing to share that
> >knowledge.... or point me to appropriate literature, please. In the
>meantime, thank
>you for
> >reading this and thinking about it.
>
> >Joyce
> >In the Mojave
>
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Ababi on sat 17 aug 02
Thank you
I was a painter about twenty years!
Seems that I have not forgot the skills!
Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------
>Hi!
>Please note that I have never worked with bamboo. However, in another life
>I made wreaths from grapevines which required soaking in water before
>shaping them into wreaths. Therefore, it seems to me that Ababi's idea is a
>good one. And the drawing he made is certainly helpful.
>Good luck!
>Rebecca Pierre
>Oak Island, NC USA
>>From: Ababi
>>Reply-To: ababisha@shoval.org.il
>>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>>Subject: Re: Bamboo
>>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 06:52:08 +0200
>>
>>I think you should do it in hot water,than when it is soft to force it
>>gently to stay in the
>>position you want. If I am right a thick plywood with some pins on. Try
>>hard- dry
>>bamboo and fresh soft too.
>>Please see in
>>http://members4.clubphoto.com/_cgi-bin/getImage.pl?imgID=12098037-2e9b&trans=
>>Ababi
>>---------- Original Message ----------
>>
>> >Is there anybody out there who knows how to bend
>> >bamboo ..... and is willing to share that
>> >knowledge.... or point me to appropriate literature, please. In the
>>meantime, thank
>>you for
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Shizuka Campagna on mon 19 aug 02
You need to wet the bamboo in order to bend it. That is how the Japanese artists use bamboo to make different items.
Shizuka
Les Haworth on mon 19 aug 02
Steam is the key. Les H.
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Fredrick Paget on wed 7 jul 04
Near here there is a store that recently opened up selling bamboo
flooring. Probably made in China. These stores, if there is one in
your area, could be a source for bamboo scraps.
Fred Paget
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Lee Love on thu 8 jul 04
It grows like weeds in my yard. Construction company cuts it
down sometime during the summer. The yard bamboo is skinny because it
comes from skinny roots (bamboo shoots come out of the grown, the same
size as the root. They never gain any diameter.) If you want large
diameter bamboo, you need to get large diameter roots. Behind the
house, it grows very thick.
Wonder if it can be shipped through customs? Anybody know?
Best to cut it in the winter when there is no sap in it. That
is when it is the strongest. Any you cut in the spring shrivels up
after it is cut and is very punky.
I put two photos up (click on next for second photo):
http://public.fotki.com/togeika/mashiko_countryside/bamyard.html
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on mon 12 jun 06
"Please define Codswallop??"
Nonsense ! ! In this case misinformation.
All the best,
Ivor
Ivor and Olive Lewis on mon 12 jun 06
I seem to have stirred a little water here.
Banana is a Plantain, also a biennial and an endangered species =
(Reproduction is asexual, seeds are not viable)
If Palms, Coconut, Date or otherwise, have a single stem that grows =
somewhat tall before branching and is composed of "Woody" tissue then I =
do not mind if you wish to classify them as "Trees".
Best regards to you both.
Ivor
Lee Love on mon 12 jun 06
On 6/12/06, Ivor and Olive Lewis wrote:
> I have a single stem that grows somewhat tall before branching and is composed
>of "Woody" tissue then I do not mind if you wish to classify them as "Trees".
This is the exact useage I used originally. I said the "tree part"
is the part of the bamboo that is not used for cane handles, because
it is hollow. The root is used for handles. Genvieve torches bamboo
roots to bend them into handles. Gives them a nice "antique" look.
By antique, (so you are not confused like you were with my use of
tree), I do not mean furniture 100 years or older, but simply, to
make it look weathered or aged.
"Trees may be broadly grouped into exogenous and endogenous trees
according to the way in which their stem diameter increases. Exogenous
trees, which comprise the great majority of modern trees (all
conifers, and all broadleaf trees), grow by the addition of new wood
outwards, immediately under the bark. Endogenous trees, mainly in the
monocotyledons (e.g. palms), grow by addition of new material
inwards."
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mel jacobson on wed 21 mar 12
i purchased a 6 inch diameter bamboo tree about
twenty five years ago.
i got it from a california bamboo pole company.
(i think they sell to wineries...)
they cut it in four foot lengths, wrapped it in plastic
and shipped it ups.
the large diameter tree will give you large, almost flat
pieces. it is all i use for tools.
amazing stuff. i still have two four foot pieces stored.
and, lots cut up ready for tools.
just google `bamboo poles` and see what comes up.
i think calling them, no online stuff....and ask for just one
pole, 5-6" and it will last a lifetime. make it a special order.
i know that worked best for me...as, i had a special need.
mel
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