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Justin Falon
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bamboo thickness
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September 19, 2008, 09:23:00 PM »
How thick do you guys make your bamboo for bamboo backed bows????
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Steve Kendrot
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 19, 2008, 09:30:00 PM »
So thin it makes you nervous! about 1/8 at the handle and 1/32 at the tips. It winds up being a knifes edge along the sides. I think the thinner, the better for backing.
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JEFF B
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 19, 2008, 10:23:00 PM »
how about 1mm thick now thats
as i have some cherry that is just that.
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Justin Falon
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 19, 2008, 10:30:00 PM »
Okay. I just took some bamboo to my neighbor to have him do it with his jointer. He told me to take a hike because it is too dangerous to do it. Yes, we've all seen Dean Torges do it with the jointer. I don't have a jointer. How do I get it thin???
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JEFF B
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 19, 2008, 10:39:00 PM »
use a hand plane it will take some time or use a sanding machine.
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Tom Leemans
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 08:51:00 AM »
I've always made it 1/8" at the handle, tapering to 1/16" or a little less at the tips. That is NOT along the edges though. Measure that thickness in the middle.
If you do it on a jointer, your knives better be real sharp! Don't take off too much at a time. Always finish up with hand tools. You can use a bench (belt) sander also. I'm not as good as J.D. Jones or them Westvang fellas, tapering bamboo on a sander, but I'm a hand tool guy anyway.
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Justin Falon
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 12:21:00 PM »
Im looking for a bench/belt sander now...
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hera
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 12:49:00 PM »
Hey justin
I got some nice bamboo,do you want some?
I mean boo columnar.
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BenBow
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 02:29:00 PM »
WOW Hera that's a lot of bamboo. What kind is it?
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Justin Falon
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 05:03:00 PM »
Wow! That is impressive Hera!
PM Sent.
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KILLER B
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 05:58:00 PM »
Are those big enough around to be able to get backing material from. I thought they needed to be around 8" in diameter? What are you going to do with all of it?
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mike mcguire
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 09:36:00 PM »
It looks to small for bow backing, the bamboo i cut is at least 6in , and also killer b I cut my bamboo in sparta tn I live in spencer,
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hera
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Posts: 1307
Re: bamboo thickness
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September 22, 2008, 10:03:00 PM »
Phyllostachy heterocycla(moso bamboo)can grow to 6" even more.But moso bamboo are less recover speed and stiffness then Phyllostachys makinoi hayata.
As to Tonkin cane bamboo(Pseudosasa amabilis),
all my internet research tell me Tonkin cane are not so big in it's diameter.
First pic are Phyllostachys makinoi hayata
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ChristopherO
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 08:28:00 AM »
I use a hand held belt sander when thinning boo.
Hera, sure wish we could get into your stash of bamboo!
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Steve Kendrot
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Posts: 789
Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 09:25:00 AM »
Toothing plane works well and I found it easier to adjust and less grabby than a regular hand plane. On my third attempt I used my jointer with push blocks... saved a lot of time. Finished it off with toothing plane.
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hera
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 11:07:00 AM »
Picture repair.
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hera
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 11:43:00 AM »
Hey justin
can't send you PM,I don't know why.
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BenBow
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 08:21:00 PM »
hera it would be possible to cut the smaller boo into narrow strips and then glue a bunch together like actionboo and use that for limbs. Sure would be good stuff for laminations.
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But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])
hera
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 09:32:00 PM »
Galen
I would like to try the way you mention.
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BenBow
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Re: bamboo thickness
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September 23, 2008, 11:11:00 PM »
hera it would be work intensive but nothing beyond what you appear to be capable of.
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But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])
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