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Sharksbaja
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Do u bamboo
Wow, this message board is like havin' flashbacks to the 60s man. No really, you guys are completely out
there. Makes me proud to be a new neighbor.
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tim40
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I apologize in advance if I am just missing it, BUT, what are the primary uses of the bamboo?
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk....
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Diver
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Uses
Building materials;
bamboo flooring, paneling, structural members.....
Bamboo flooring is amazingly hard and stable.
I'm sure there are many other uses I haven't mentioned.
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Ken Bondy
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jrbaja are you aware...
that in some countries bamboo is used for concrete reinforcing in lieu of steel (rebar)?
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tim40
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Thank you. JR, do you have such markets available for your bamboo?
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jrbaja
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Yes Ken
in fact, the tinsel strength of bamboo is actually stronger than steel.
It is also used as a major food source, many musical instruments, blow guns, homes, furniture, which is what I am doing with it down here,
irrigation systems, and about 1005 other uses.
It is really some pretty amazing stuff that lost popularity in the u.s. years ago because of its being so communist like
But now that the asians are becoming a majority in the u.s., it is being rediscovered for many of its uses including flooring.
There is much info. available on the internet as well as countless books.
And Tim, I hope so. I suppose it depends on what the furniture comes out like But, at this time we are looking at just the market down here. Got any ideas?
[Edited on 1/24/2005 by jrbaja]
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tim40
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No new ideas yet JR. But certainly appreciate the education. Just today, I learned of a house in my area that has bamboo floors. I look forward to
seeing.
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Ken Bondy
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And a big fringe benefit.....
no corrosion!
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Ken Bondy
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JR your comment about tensile strength
intrigued me. As a structural engineer I get anal about stuff like that. I found a good reference on the mechanical properties of bamboo
http://www.romanconcrete.com/docs/bamboo1966/BambooReinforce...
Actually, bamboo has an ultimate tensile strength of about 18,000 psi. The most commonly used grade of rebar used in construction today (ASTM A 615
Grade 60) has a yield strength of 60,000 psi and an ultimate tensile strength somewhat higher than that. So bamboo is about 1/4 as strong as steel in
tension. Still very respectable, but steel is in fact much stronger.
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jrbaja
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Perhaps it wasnt Tensile strength then
but, on some site it made some comparisons using some tricky machine and it was actually stronger than steel when bent and stressed.
I will see if I can find the site but I have it printed out at home.
50 pesos por hora for internet in Los barriles!
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azusa_bob
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
in fact, the tinsel strength of bamboo is actually stronger than steel.
It is also used as a major food source, many musical instruments, blow guns, homes, furniture, which is what I am doing with it down here,
irrigation systems, and about 1005 other uses.
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As Reagan once said, "There you go again".... talking out of the wrong hole again JR-ski Stronger than steel, my eye! The person
that told you this must have been speaking Spanish, hence your confusion on the issue!!
You must be making bongs out of your lousy bamboo, as well as gerbil tubes! :moon:
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jrbaja
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What an idiot !
What an idiot you truly are! Cant you find something better to do ?
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azusa_bob
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Your gonna hurt my feeling!
What's wrong, JR? Hard day at the orifice??
What's wrong with attacking, ridiculing, and belittling people who are not gifted with as much knowlege as yourself? It's a trick that I learned from
you??
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jrbaja
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Dont think so,
although equally stupid. Azusa Kneel and Bob were idiots who were booted from the Travelers board for the same nonsense.
Apparently the moderators here enjoy attacks and scum who sign up for just making attacks and are unable to contribute anything Baja related.
Plenty of those marooons running around too. Fortunately, not many on here.
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In the Philippines, some of the high-voltage transmission-line towers--as large as ours--are made out of bamboo, and have weathered typhoons.
Lera
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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Thanks for posting the bamboo report Ken--interesting stuff. I'm surprised the bamboo doesn't have expansive properties that would crack the concrete
when wet. I wonder what my clients would think if I laid out bamboo strips for a reinforcing......
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Sharksbaja
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BAM BOO HOO
 I am new (obviously) with message boards so I 'll get it right sooner or later. Lesson #1 Don't leave the page that you are writing the
post on. You will lose all you wrote if you go forward or back on the browser. So, one mo time....
to see if this is working. and this near our home : http://www.bambooguy.com/products.html
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Sharksbaja
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No Image Shows
OK , why didn" those dumb pics work on the post?? Anyone?? Thanks, Sharks
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Ken Bondy
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Mexitron, good point...
The report I cited says:
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Waterproof Coatings. When seasoned bamboo, either split or whole, is used as reinforcement, it should receive a waterproof coating to reduce swelling
when in contact with concrete. Without some type of coating, bamboo will swell before the concrete has developed sufficient strength to prevent
cracking and the member may be damaged, especially if more than 4 percent bamboo is used. The type of coating will depend on the materials available.
A brush coat or dip coat of asphalt emulsion is preferable. Native latex, coal tar, paint, dilute varnish, and water-glass (sodium silicate) are other
suitable coatings. In any case, only a thin coating should be applied; a thick coating will lubricate the surface and weaken the bond with the
concrete. _______________________________
You were right about the potential for swelling.
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I am new (obviously) with message boards so I 'll get it right sooner or later. Lesson #1 Don't leave the page that you are writing the
post on. You will lose all you wrote if you go forward or back on the browser. So, one mo time....
to see if this is working. and this near our home : http://www.bambooguy.com/products.html |
also try to post things that pertain to the thread.or start a new one.
Bruce R Leech
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