Tiki....Sunglasses....???? - Other Crafts

V Vonratnick Tiki Centralite Melbourne Australia Joined: May 28, 2006 Posts: 94	V Vonratnick Posted posted on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 4:06 PM Ok, I admit it sounds kinda odd. A while back I watched a fairly grainy B&W video from the early 60's of some hep cat (Minghus?) performing jazz wearing sunglasses that had bamboo temples. I have never seen these before, and if anyone knows where to get some please let me know. I figured I might have to resort to make/modify a pair myself. I'd stick to straight temples (like my aviator sunglasses) with slight inward curves for simplicity. I'd need some say 1/4 dia bamboo that was very 'knotty'. Wrong word I know (nodule'y?), but the bamboo I have at home has the nodules/knots too widely spaced (4-5 inches apart) for me to get the effect I'm after. What kind/species of close knotted bamboo should I look for? [ Edited by: Vonratnick 2010-07-27 16:07 ]

Ok, I admit it sounds kinda odd. A while back I watched a fairly grainy B&W video from the early 60's of some hep cat (Minghus?) performing jazz wearing sunglasses that had bamboo temples.

I have never seen these before, and if anyone knows where to get some please let me know.

I figured I might have to resort to make/modify a pair myself. I'd stick to straight temples (like my aviator sunglasses) with slight inward curves for simplicity.

I'd need some say 1/4 dia bamboo that was very 'knotty'. Wrong word I know (nodule'y?), but the bamboo I have at home has the nodules/knots too widely spaced (4-5 inches apart) for me to get the effect I'm after.

What kind/species of close knotted bamboo should I look for?

[ Edited by: Vonratnick 2010-07-27 16:07 ]

Post #544843 by Vonratnick on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 4:06 PM