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Don Jorge
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More teepees
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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jrbaja
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Jorge
What have you done regarding curing/drying your bamboo? I have been doing some investigation and have found some pretty good ideas if you are
interested.
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Tomas Tierra
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JR,
I am interested. I have access to 60' foot bamboo here in Oxnard.. Have had mixed success in trying to cure it.. In our last exchange on this topic
you recomended keeping it moist by splashing/spraying water on it..
Salt or fresh water?? seems like it either cracks(to dry), or gets black mold(to wet).. Other Techniques?? I have very limited space, like on the
side of my house thats it..But I.m very keen to try something else
Also, have you ever tried to cut bamboo into quarter round trim??
TT
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jrbaja
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Depending on what you are using it for, soaking it in water for 3 months is the best technique. Submerged. This gets rid of anything bugs are
interested in. Then, drying in the shade.
The mildew washes right off with a sponge. Another method is heating over charcoal. This dries it out quickly but I haven't tried this method yet.
Our main bathroom is all bamboo and so is our kitchen. We used 1/4 rounds, 1/2 rounds and full pieces. They sell splitters but we usually just use a
machete.
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Tomas Tierra
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JR
Are you coating it with anything before or after you split it, or before use?
How long of a peice have you been able to split with a machete?
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jrbaja
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Coatings
You need to remove the waxy coating on bamboo with warm water and a scrubber sponge. (It's easy!) Then you can use stains, varnishes, paints,
whatever to help protect and preserve the bamboo.
There are many ways used to preserve so you'll have to do some research as to which method you like or are able to use.
The longest we have split in half is about 30' (10 meters) using a machete but it ruined my hand made machete from friends in the mountains.
It splits pretty evenly whether dry or wet but if you split it wet, the pieces will deform.
Bambuena suerte 
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Tomas Tierra
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Thank you.. going to give the splitting a try..
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Sharksbaja
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Splitting bamboo
I remember seeing these somewhere. Do you use the like.splitters
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jrbaja
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Those be them
Although I buy locally from the welders.
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