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ollie2308
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Mon, May 23, 2011 10:30 AM
I am planning on building a tiki bar for the back yard and was planning on using bamboo poles. Having never worked with bamboo, I was hoping I could get some feedback on my ideas. How difficult is bamboo to cut / notch... I was planning on using my multi-master for this to reduce splitting. First, I was hoping I could use some 2" bamboo poles as edging around the bar top by cutting a 3/4" space down the length of the pole and slipping it over the edge of my 7' x 3' x 3/4" bar top. I would miter the corners so that it surrounds the top like a picture frame. How difficult would it be to make this cut down the length of a 2" pole. Second, Use a 2" pole as corner edges of the bar base. A right angle cut would be made down the length of a pole so that the pole could sit on the corner. (The section from 12 o'clock to 3 o'clock would be removed) Any thoughts on this would be appreciated thanks again [ Edited by: ollie2308 2011-05-23 10:30 ] |
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mrsmiley
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Fri, Jun 3, 2011 12:03 AM
I am too lazy to hit search, but there is a wealth of info on working with bamboo throughout Tiki central - Have fun with your search, you will come across some great ideas! |
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Hakalugi
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Fri, Jun 3, 2011 8:58 AM
I've done a few projects with bamboo. Here's a book I've referred to for good info on cutting and splitting. |
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