Real Bamboo vs Bamfaux - Home Tiki Bars

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 2:06 PM Tiki Slob, The Bamfaux product appears to be only in the form of poles, which may be all you're looking for. I used a different faux bamboo product line from Texture Plus to surface the sides and shelves of my interior tiki bar, in the form of panels and molding that are easily cut to size and applied over plywood or other surfaces using construction adhesive. A few tacks with a brad gun kept the molding in place while the adhesive cured. This product is also claimed to be both weatherproof and UV stable, like the Bamfaux. It comes in three colors: Bronzed, Weathered and Young bamboo. Examples in their project gallery show outside applications. It's not cheap, either, but it sure is great to work with. You can request free samples. For comparisons with the real thing, perhaps Bamboo Ben or one of TC's other subject matter experts can weigh in. -Tom

Tiki Slob,

The Bamfaux product appears to be only in the form of poles, which may be all you're looking for. I used a different faux bamboo product line from Texture Plus to surface the sides and shelves of my interior tiki bar, in the form of panels and molding that are easily cut to size and applied over plywood or other surfaces using construction adhesive. A few tacks with a brad gun kept the molding in place while the adhesive cured. This product is also claimed to be both weatherproof and UV stable, like the Bamfaux. It comes in three colors: Bronzed, Weathered and Young bamboo. Examples in their project gallery show outside applications.

It's not cheap, either, but it sure is great to work with. You can request free samples.

For comparisons with the real thing, perhaps Bamboo Ben or one of TC's other subject matter experts can weigh in.

-Tom

Post #620539 by TikiTomD on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 2:06 PM