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SM Sparkle Mark Tiki Socialite Los Angeles, CA Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 301	SM Sparkle Mark Posted posted on Mon, Sep 1, 2008 10:29 AM About the wire mesh. It was green 1" wire mesh from OSH, the kind that you might use to make a garden fence or a chicken coop. With the way the bamboo fits together there are lots of spaces in between AND i did NOT want to see the glass block underneath let alone the green wire mesh. So to make a nice opaque substrate for the bamboo, I just put a layer of brown craft paper behind it. I poked a wire through the paper and looped it around the wire mesh to tie down or sew each stick of bamboo at the top and bottom. On the inside I got lazy! I wasn't about to spend the time needed to put 2-3" Bamboo all around the inside and besides it would mostly go unnoticed. I used a matting material from Oceanic Arts, one that might typically be used for roll-up blinds. I should have pictures of this part in my next post. Best Mark

About the wire mesh. It was green 1" wire mesh from OSH, the kind that you might use to make a garden fence or a chicken coop. With the way the bamboo fits together there are lots of spaces in between AND i did NOT want to see the glass block underneath let alone the green wire mesh. So to make a nice opaque substrate for the bamboo, I just put a layer of brown craft paper behind it. I poked a wire through the paper and looped it around the wire mesh to tie down or sew each stick of bamboo at the top and bottom.
On the inside I got lazy! I wasn't about to spend the time needed to put 2-3" Bamboo all around the inside and besides it would mostly go unnoticed. I used a matting material from Oceanic Arts, one that might typically be used for roll-up blinds. I should have pictures of this part in my next post.

Best
Mark

Post #405300 by Sparkle Mark on Mon, Sep 1, 2008 10:29 AM