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Bamboo

paulm

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Has anyone tried bamboo from the bamboo cane? I had a go yesterday but have only completed the nib half at the moment. I split the can and glued the bits to the tube. I then covered it in ca and the more ca and then more ca. Finally I finished it off with ca. I might get the other half finished tonight.
 

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Not a task I would want to entertain mate good luck to you with that one.
Cross cut Bamboo on the other hand is fabulous.
 
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Got to agree with the man on that one Paul sorry mate I may have one bit left If I have I will bring it to York for you
 
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Woody said:
Got to agree with the man on that one Paul sorry mate I may have one bit left If I have I will bring it to York for you
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Thanks Woody. I don't like the look of it at the moment but if I finish it off then it might look better (he says hopefully).

Do you (or anyone else) need any Ash, Oak, Hazel? I don't have much that is more than 6-7" diameter but can brink a fair amount of that. The Hazel is fairly small 2-3".
 
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Paul,

Watch out with that bamboo, if its from raw sticks it could be quite dangerous if it splinters. Laminated bamboo is dried and compressed after being dunked in phenol resin. I fear the stuff in the raw state could shatter and bamboo splinters are bloody sharp.
 
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I like how you just get stuck in Paul, i wish i had half your energy my friend .. Lets see the final pen, it may just change opinions .. :wink:
 
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I had thought of doing a pen in bamboo, but then decided against it :down:
When I saw your photo I thought ouch that is a bad split, then read the post and realised it was deliberate :rolling:
I'm going to withhold judgement till I see the finished project :thinks:

paulm said:
Do you (or anyone else) need any Ash, Oak, Hazel? I don't have much that is more than 6-7" diameter but can brink a fair amount of that.
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Paul what depth are the pieces of Ash and Oak? I can always use bowl blanks that are that diameter and 4 - 5" in depth :thumbs:
 
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