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Post #279553 by Babalu on Thu, Jan 18, 2007 2:43 PM

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Thanks for you comments all; I very much enjoy your input. To have my work put in a positive light by such talented artists really feels good!

The samples pieces that I ordered on the African Reed thatch and the Fiji thatch both came to the house yesterday...It's totally a no brianer which direction to take when you can see and feel them first hand. It's Fiji all the way. Both of these samples (2' X 3') sure do weigh a lot though....10 lbs each.

Humm...The Sea Hares are all individual and of different sizes, but if I were to have an average one lay down for me on it's back with it's ears folded down, it would be about 22 -24 inches long. I did sell some of these in a gallery here in SD when I first started making them....now, I'm just trying to build up a large number of them for the migration. Once I'm done with that, who knows?

Running rebar, or something like it down the center of the bamboo to knock through the nodes might work, but I not sure I would try...in the larger diameter bamboo (4"to 6" size), some of those nodes can be up in the 3/16" thick area. Man, this bamboo splits so easy...the force might be more than it could take...just don't know without trying. The holes one needs to drill (if you go that route) can be very, very small...just enough to let the air out. Small bit on a Drumel.

Babalu