Working with Bamboo

DIY Techniques

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Building Bamboo Walls with Crushed Bamboo
Informative video on how to build bamboo walls with crushed bamboo panels and natural plasters (adobe). Preservation of the bamboo matting is of course ...

Making a Bamboo Fish Mouth Joint
This video from the Technology Institute in Costa Rica shows a basic technique in bamboo construction: the bamboo fish mouth joint. Notice the backslash ...

Staining Bamboo Poles Not rated yet
Most bamboos have a very waxy outer layer which makes them very difficult to stain in their natural condition. Scraping or heavy sanding are labor intensive ...

How To Build a Bamboo Chair Not rated yet
This is a series of 6 great short videos showing exactly how to build a bamboo chair. English translation not needed as it goes step by step visually beginning ...

Bending Bamboo by Applying Heat Not rated yet
How to bend straight bamboo into a curve by applying heat? Video recorded in Mexico by Gib Cooper.

Machines for processing Guadua Bamboo Not rated yet
Machines used to split and saw bamboo into slats or strips. Shown is a Chinese splitter in Ecuador and a mechanized bamboo saw built by Ing. Rafael Bejarano ...

Bamboo Furniture Factory in Mexico Not rated yet
Tour in a small bamboo furniture factory in Veracruz, Mexico. All furniture is made with the Phyllostachys species.