Light Bamboo Paper Back Veneer Sheet - 4' x 8' Roll
$129.99 ea.
Why Choose Bamboo?
The one and only! Bamboo brings you a unique experience in building gorgeous wood projects - it's straight grained and strong like white oak, but it offers a totally different look that's warm, modern, and subtle in beauty.
Finally, woodworkers can enjoy adding bamboo to their woodworking projects with real bamboo veneer. Bamboo is lauded as a highly sustainable natural product that's durable and resilient, making it fantastic in many fine woodworking projects. The veneer is just as strong and offers you a way to make attractive panels for desk tops, tables, cabinets, cabinet doors, and so on.
Bamboo veneer comes in two shades, dark/amber or light/natural. Here's a comparison. Both are available.
Thickness | 1/42" (≈ 1/42" approx) |
Width | 48" |
Length | 8' |
Grade | Architectural grade paper back veneer is cut from the cleanest and most attractive logs; all sheets are sanded smooth to 220 grit |
Quantity | One sheet has 32 square feet |
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Ease of Finishing
(Phyllostachys pubescens)
Bamboo grows in China
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 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.
Bamboo, moso bamboo
Cutting boards, longboards, tables, stair treads, flooring, decorative interiors, veneer
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