Philip Poburka on fri 16 aug 02
I mean, to slide and bend it in one motion over the mandril...don't just
bend it, but slide it as ye 'bend'...that is to 'work it'...as that...
Otherwise it may scorch...or regardless, keep it moveing over the
hot...maybe wear some Gloves...
See how it go...
Phil
ell vee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philip Poburka"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 6:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Bamboo
>
>
> > 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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