Best internet price for bamboo?? Construction questions... - General Tiki

T TikiMaxton Member Portland, OR Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 559	T TikiMaxton Posted posted on Mon, May 12, 2003 11:39 PM I've mentioned this before - hand-splitting bamboo isn't all that hard. Most folks use a hatchet or machette. If you need a perfect edge find a table saw. I hand split about 200 sticks of bamboo with my hatchet, with very little waste. Bamboo can be had pretty cheap from many home and garden stores as well as nurseries, unless you want the larger diameter stuff. I hear it's incredibly expensive to ship those large timbers - I've been lucky enough to find a local source. I'm a big fan of Liquid Nails for complicated attaching jobs. It comes in a caulk tube and is applied with a caulk gun and it's very tough and tenacious when it's dry.

I've mentioned this before - hand-splitting bamboo isn't all that hard. Most folks use a hatchet or machette. If you need a perfect edge find a table saw. I hand split about 200 sticks of bamboo with my hatchet, with very little waste. Bamboo can be had pretty cheap from many home and garden stores as well as nurseries, unless you want the larger diameter stuff. I hear it's incredibly expensive to ship those large timbers - I've been lucky enough to find a local source.

I'm a big fan of Liquid Nails for complicated attaching jobs. It comes in a caulk tube and is applied with a caulk gun and it's very tough and tenacious when it's dry.

Post #33927 by TikiMaxton on Mon, May 12, 2003 11:39 PM