boo slats

[Leafwalker]

Dang, I see I can't upload pictures from my computer.  So, no photos, but the bamboo I got was really good for bow making.  Keep in mind you're going to have to prepare it (cut it and sand it), but it worked great for my first bow.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

You can't upload directly from your computer. You have to use a picture hosting service like photobucket that creates a link for the pic. It's not hard once you get the hang of it.

Here's a tutorial that I wrote up some time back and I just paste it again when the question comes up on how to post and resize pics.
If you have any questions just send me a PM or an email. Thanks for the tip on the boo.

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 **Resize Pics**
Move your mouse over your picture in photobucket and a menu will drop down. In the blue bar right under the pic you will see "Share/Edit/Delete/Move" click on "Edit"

When the picture comes up on the edit screen, you will see a series of buttons at the top as follows "Auto Fix/Red Eye/Crop/Resize" click on "Resize"

Then you will see 2 sliding buttons to the upper right next to the size dimensions. Move the height and width buttons until it says 640 x 480 and then just to the right of the buttons you will see 2 check boxes. The first box says "Use Percentages" and the other says "Keep Proportions" you want to check the "Keep Proportions" box. Then go down to the bottom of the page and click "Replace Original" this will resize the picture so you can copy it here. As long as that box that says "Keep Proportions" remains checked, all your pictures that you upload to Photobucket in the future will automatically be resized to those dimensions.

**Upload Pics**
First go to Photobucket.com and create a FREE account. Follow the directions on photobucket to upload your pics from your computer to your photobucket account.

Now.....when you want to copy and past a pic on a website here's what you do.
In your album on Photobucket where the pic is saved, hover your mouse over the pic. A menu will drop down and you have a list of link options that say "Email/Direct Link/HTML Code/Image Code" left click the one that says "Image Code" now come back over here to your message and click on the screen where you want the pic. Now while the cursor is flashing, right click there and when the menu pops up go to "Paste" and left click that. Your image code link will be posted in the message body for your pic. You can go the bottom on your message and click "Preview" to see your message before you hit "Add Reply" to see what your message will look like before posting to the forum so you will be able to make sure you posted the picture link correctly. If you did it right, the picture will show up in the message body.

Hope all that makes sense and helps you somewhat?

Print these directions out if you need to so you can read through them while your trying to copy and paste your pics, and resize them.

~SEMO_HUNTER~

[Lee Slikkers]

soooo, lets say one wants to dabble in the world of Laminate builds (wood, boo, etc) how does one go about prepping and making the Boo ready down to the glue up phase?

[rainman]

go into the buildalong forum.  Look up J.D. Jones bamboo backed recurve buildalong.

[beetlebailey1977]

$29.00 GGGGEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ that is high.

[Roy from Pa]

Just got my 4 pieces of boo from Binghams. I gotta say it is the nicest boo I have ever gotten anywhere. Just perfect, back side is so smooth and clean, it almost looks polished and clear coated. The shipping was $19.71 on 4 pieces, I didn't think that was too bad.

[red hill]

Roy, were those full length pieces, or cut down?
Stan

[JSMOFFITT03]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
Will do Walt. It's Moso if that matters to ya.

Roy,  I was just getting ready to ask the question of type of boo... Would you be refering ot MOSO as the type of Boo?

Thanks

[Roy from Pa]

Full length Moso Boo.

[howdydoit]

http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/bambooplanks.htm

heres a decent place..

[SEMO_HUNTER]

That's the stuff that I'm using right now. I'm not a good judge of bamboo because I have no experience with any other kind of bamboo, but I do know wood and quality when I see it. Let me tell you that there's nothing wrong with the bamboo from master garden products Moso Boo. What you save in the long run over buying the stuff for over or close to $20 a piece from major trad suppliers will more than make up for what little bit you may think your losing in the quality.
Truth be known the major trad suppliers may be getting theirs from this place also?? If so, look at the dough they are raking in.

[canopyboy]

Just got mine from Binghams last night.  $39 shipping for 3 slats and some smooth-on (which was in its own box).

Flattened one on the jointer immediately out of the box 'cause I couldn't resist.  From what I can tell, the boo is great quality.  Will be happy to buy from them again, but I think you need to buy several at a time to make the shipping work out.

[Lee Slikkers]

Originally posted by SEMO_HUNTER:
Let me tell you that there's nothing wrong with the bamboo from master garden products Moso Boo.

Dangit, didn't need to hear that Semo      I was already doing all I could to stay away from the Boo while watching your Boo Lam build but this news may be the final nail in my coffin (what can I say, I'm easily tempted     )

[tradbower]

Has any one ordered from Franks Cane and Rush in  Califorina? Its been awhile since I  placed a order but with shipping it was reasonable.

[vanillabear?]

[vanillabear?]

[StoneAK]

I ordered some lams from binghams and it still hasn't come in and it has been a month. They say it shipped 3 days ago so we will see. It just makes it hard to order from them when it takes so long.