1/2" Light Bamboo 3-Ply Dimensioned Boards (Choose Your Size)

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1/2" Light Bamboo 3-Ply Dimensioned Boards (Choose Your Size)

$20.00 ea.

 

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Now You Can Use Beautiful Bamboo in Woodworking!

These solid boards of bamboo can be cut, routed, planed, sanded, stained and finished just like other hardwoods. And it's not just a good, durable and resilient material but also highly sustainable and offers a beautiful, unique appearance.

Finally, woodworkers can enjoy adding bamboo to their woodworking projects with these solid boards of real bamboo plywood. Bamboo is lauded as a highly sustainable natural product that's durable and resilient, making it fantastic in many fine woodworking projects. Cutting boards, table tops, shelves, and picture frames are just some of the many uses for bamboo.

Fast growing, bamboo is actually a tall grass that grows a tough and beautiful woody material. The grass shoots are processed into flat strips then laminated together to form these amazing solid boards. 

  • 3-ply cross-banded layers with vertical grain
  • Full 1/2'' thick 
  • Solid all the way through

Thickness 1/2" (≈ 1/2" approx)
Width 9-1/4" or 11-1/2"
Length 22", 42", 72"
Approximated, actual size may vary +/- 1/8"
Weight

2.92

lbs /Bd. Ft.
-18.44% lighter than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
Hardness

1650

Janka Rating
27.91% harder than red oak (1290 psi)
Density

0.62

Specific Gravity
-3.13% less dense than red oak (.64)

General Workability
Average 6/10
Red Oak

Wood Texture
V. Fine 2/10
Red Oak

Ease of Finishing
Easy 2/10
Red Oak

map of where Bamboo tree grows

(Phyllostachys pubescens)
Bamboo grows in China

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color of Bamboo
Color Range
Natural bamboo that's formed into a wood product is pale yellow in color. Bamboo manufacturers also add color to the material to make product with different shade choices from darker brown to dark red.
the Bamboo tree
What's The Tree Like?
The fastest growing "tree" on earth, bamboo is actually a grass with wood characteristics. Grows in shoots up to 90 feet tall, but just a few inches in diameter. Harvesting bamboo does not require replanting. Regeneration occurs from the existing root structure which helps prevent soil erosion.
other names for Bamboo
Other Names
Bamboo, moso bamboo
uses for Bamboo
Some Typical Uses
Cutting boards, longboards, tables, stair treads, flooring, decorative interiors, veneer
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