Remodeling my basement - Home Tiki Bars

ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Sat, Oct 3, 2009 10:28 PM On 2009-09-14 01:13, Trad'r Bill wrote: TikiFreak - your place looks sweet man. I know what you mean about the rough bamboo cuts. I put masking tape around the pole before I cut it. This gives a clean cut but takes forever to peel the tape off. I know you can get special Japanese bamboo hand-saws, but that would also take forever. As you know, you need a ton of bamboo sections for these lamps. I'd like to hear what other people use to cut their bamboo cleanly/quickly. Trad'r Bill I have been using a Hitachi Mitre saw 10" with a good quality fine tooth blade, I make slow cuts, seems to work great so far, just make sure you have a sharp blade.

On 2009-09-14 01:13, Trad'r Bill wrote:
TikiFreak - your place looks sweet man. I know what you mean about the rough bamboo cuts. I put masking tape around the pole before I cut it. This gives a clean cut but takes forever to peel the tape off. I know you can get special Japanese bamboo hand-saws, but that would also take forever. As you know, you need a ton of bamboo sections for these lamps. I'd like to hear what other people use to cut their bamboo cleanly/quickly.

Trad'r Bill

I have been using a Hitachi Mitre saw 10" with a good quality fine tooth blade, I make slow cuts, seems to work great so far, just make sure you have a sharp blade.

Post #486309 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Sat, Oct 3, 2009 10:28 PM