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Offline longrifle

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Bamboo lam heat tempering
« on: February 02, 2013, 04:10:00 PM »
Do you have too heat temper bamboo lams when building a glass bow?I am buying vertical bamboo flooring and turning them into lams and was wondering if you have too temper,how hot, and how long, thanks for any info.
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2013, 04:48:00 PM »
I don't think you can temper the floorig, it will more than likely ruin the glue joints. Check out YouTube on bamboo fly rod making there is some good information on tempering bamboo there. Best of luck !
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 07:42:00 PM »
i think you can get heat treated vertical flooring
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 08:01:00 PM »
You can get " carmelized" and I believe that it is boiled to get the color not actuall heat treated .
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 02:19:00 PM »
Bamboo does not have to be heat tempered but it is common for bowyers to do.

If it is solid bamboo flooring and not laminated bamboo (lamboo)it can be successfully heat tempered. See the TBB#4 for details and search this site regarding heat treating or heat tempering.
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2013, 01:13:00 PM »
also look into the bamboo fly rod sites-- they re real good at tempering bamboo
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Re: Bamboo lam heat tempering
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2013, 10:28:00 PM »
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