Using Bamboo

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Deeks63 on May 25, 2012 at 14:29

Thanks Steve!

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Daniel Witchey on May 25, 2012 at 23:42

its 2mm Deeks,

Deeks63 said:

Loving your work Witch doctor - can I ask what thickness of Bamboo you are using...?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Adam on May 26, 2012 at 10:57

Witch doctor have you been using angle layer bamboo veneer or bamboo ply?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Deeks63 on May 26, 2012 at 10:57

cheers bruv.

Daniel Witchey said:

its 2mm Deeks,

Deeks63 said:

Loving your work Witch doctor - can I ask what thickness of Bamboo you are using...?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Daniel Witchey on May 26, 2012 at 19:57

been using the bamboo veneer man, its been laminated in length wise strips 

Adam said:

Witch doctor have you been using angle layer bamboo veneer or bamboo ply?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Adam on May 27, 2012 at 10:31

Good job finding 2 mm stuff and it's the horizontal lam. Jealous much.
What's it cost a sheet?

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Daniel Witchey on May 27, 2012 at 15:48

$4 a sheet man, works soo well though

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Daniel Witchey on May 30, 2012 at 20:56

quick question for you Adam, do you laminate graphics on a cloth print onto your boards?

Adam said:

Good job finding 2 mm stuff and it's the horizontal lam. Jealous much.
What's it cost a sheet?

Permalink Reply by Mark Gorman on June 19, 2012 at 21:36

Well i have a big fail with the block stave ,looked great,  lasted two turns then fell to bits . The bamboo was 25mm x 10mm

Think i know what i did wrong,will try again,  got a wood deck from the 70s that is wood done the same way and its lasted 40 years ,but its twice as thick and half as long your going to wait a bit longer for pics

Permalink Reply by Jordy on August 15, 2012 at 15:15

hey guys, im looking in to buying some bamboo but im not sure which one i will need. 
i have no idea what the different types mean (eg. wide grain, carbonised, narrow grain, natural ). 
i'm looking to make a stiff topmount with no flex, i will most likely carbon fibre it. 
i already have a roarockit kit, just need the wood. if someone could tell me what i need to ask plyco for then that would be very helpful and also appreciated. all i know is that i need enough for 2 decks and that im looking for 1.5mm thick. 
im located in the mordialloc area aswell. thanks !

Permalink Reply by natalie thaipun on August 15, 2012 at 18:16

hey jordy, bamboo ply on its own wont exactly help stiff your board much, but the bamboo I have ordered is the narrow grain one from plyco and they also do 1.5mm thick. The board I am currently making also has birch ply and also some carbon fibre and fibre glass, because after going through a few dummy runs, just bamboo and carbon fibre is around flex 3. If you are not sure about what to ask plyco, you can always ring them up, email or send a quote because thats what I did awhile ago when I was not sure. 

Permalink Reply by natalie thaipun on August 15, 2012 at 18:18

also jordy, look for vert-lam bamboo, not bamboo ply. 

Jordy said:

hey guys, im looking in to buying some bamboo but im not sure which one i will need. 
i have no idea what the different types mean (eg. wide grain, carbonised, narrow grain, natural ). 
i'm looking to make a stiff topmount with no flex, i will most likely carbon fibre it. 
i already have a roarockit kit, just need the wood. if someone could tell me what i need to ask plyco for then that would be very helpful and also appreciated. all i know is that i need enough for 2 decks and that im looking for 1.5mm thick. 
im located in the mordialloc area aswell. thanks !

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