Cutting bamboo horizontally - Tiki Carving

T Tiki-bot Member Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1345	T Tiki-bot Posted posted on Fri, Nov 19, 2004 12:11 PM On 2004-11-19 10:03, Polynesiac wrote: For smaller quantities of just about any diameter bamboo use one of these: http://www.hidatool.com/bamboopage/hatchets.html or for more than one split: http://www.hidatool.com/bamboopage/splitters.html I picked up these exact two tools a few weeks ago and they work like a charm. Luckily this store is just down the street from my house, and it's a great little Japanese wood- and bamboo-working shop. Crazy chisel selection with accordingly crazy prices (though I'm sure they're worth it). They give out tip sheets for working with bamboo, too. I can't imagine ripping bamboo on a table saw - doesn't it just splinter and explode?

On 2004-11-19 10:03, Polynesiac wrote:
For smaller quantities of just about any diameter bamboo use one of these:
http://www.hidatool.com/bamboopage/hatchets.html
or for more than one split:
http://www.hidatool.com/bamboopage/splitters.html

I picked up these exact two tools a few weeks ago and they work like a charm. Luckily this store is just down the street from my house, and it's a great little Japanese wood- and bamboo-working shop. Crazy chisel selection with accordingly crazy prices (though I'm sure they're worth it). They give out tip sheets for working with bamboo, too.
I can't imagine ripping bamboo on a table saw - doesn't it just splinter and explode?

Post #126429 by Tiki-bot on Fri, Nov 19, 2004 12:11 PM