I was given a case of the horizontal flooring by a contractor who had extra after a job. I sliced off the tongue and groove, put it through the thickness planer to remove the finish on both sides, then ran it through the drum sander to remove the shine from the planer. I laminated a stack up to 2” thickness and after curing sliced it on the side to get my laminations, edge grain. It did provide a useable product, but there were several downsides. Under the top layer of bamboo there were often gaps in the layup that you wouldn’t see till you started slicing. The bamboo used is often heavily toasted to give it that warmer tone and that might compromise its strength. Laminations would often separate along the factory glue lines. I had to re-sharpen the planer blades after cutting off the finish. It required a great deal of glue and a lot of work. I don’t think the finished product was remotely up to the standard of what you would get from Jim . Really nice flooring though!
Topic: Right kind of flooring? (Read 1175 times)
