Splitting bamboo. - Other Crafts

T tikidreams Member Sweden Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 119	T tikidreams Posted posted on Tue, May 9, 2006 6:54 AM Hi everybody. I´m new to this place. Me and my brother is building a tiki bar and i joined for tips and inspiration for the project. Now for the question. I have some experience in working with wood. BUT never with bamboo. I need to split a bamboo pole about 5-6 cm thick and 2.4 meters long. What is the best and safest way to do this? I need both of the halves to be straight. Does bamboo crack straight if i was to hammer a knife in one end and keep pounding it all the way through? The bamboo poles themselves are quite straight. Hope to hear some words of wisdom from members of the board soon. [ Edited by: tikidreams 2006-05-12 08:39 ]

Hi everybody.
I´m new to this place. Me and my brother is building a tiki bar and i joined for tips and inspiration for the project.
Now for the question. I have some experience in working with wood. BUT never with bamboo. I need to split a bamboo pole about 5-6 cm thick and 2.4 meters long.
What is the best and safest way to do this? I need both of the halves to be straight. Does bamboo crack straight if i was to hammer a knife in one end and keep pounding it all the way through? The bamboo poles themselves are quite straight.

Hope to hear some words of wisdom from members of the board soon.

[ Edited by: tikidreams 2006-05-12 08:39 ]

Post #231105 by tikidreams on Tue, May 9, 2006 6:54 AM