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M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11042	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, May 24, 2012 7:50 AM Welcome to TC Retrolane. I know bamboo is said to be very strong but it seems it would be high maintenance to keep it varnished and splinter-free, especially outside. If I remember right, the railing at Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride is steel pipe with the nodes welded on then painted like bamboo. Another option might be steel or iron pipe with nodes formed from Bondo or something similar? I searched for "iron bamboo" and found this 2" bar foot railing from wyomingmetalsmiths.com, but it's a bit steep at $115 per foot Good luck with your build and keep us posted

Welcome to TC Retrolane. I know bamboo is said to be very strong but it seems it would be high maintenance to keep it varnished and splinter-free, especially outside. If I remember right, the railing at Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride is steel pipe with the nodes welded on then painted like bamboo. Another option might be steel or iron pipe with nodes formed from Bondo or something similar?

I searched for "iron bamboo" and found this 2" bar foot railing from wyomingmetalsmiths.com, but it's a bit steep at $115 per foot

Good luck with your build and keep us posted

Post #637693 by MadDogMike on Thu, May 24, 2012 7:50 AM