and now for something completely different
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Nice! They are making bicycles out of bamboo theses days too.
Wonder what is behind the resurgence of it as a building material? And I thought carbon fiber was the way of the future...!
For the lazies:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=271249
and a teaser:
Wonder what is behind the resurgence of it as a building material? And I thought carbon fiber was the way of the future...!
For the lazies:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=271249
and a teaser:
The resurgence is due to its fast growing properties, the stuff grows at an incredible rate. They use it for scaffolding in a lot of countries, it does sway some after you go over three stories in height. LOL! I have built some bamboo fly rods and the bamboo fly rod forums have lots of information about the power fibers in bamboo and how to chose the best ones. They are also extraordinary about sharing information so if the OP has not checked them out I'd recommend it. Nice to see some experimentation with the Boo...
I doubt you can get anything much lighter and stronger than a carbon bike frame but Bamboo would be much cheaper obviously. In some of the countries where bicycles are a main mode of transport that would be a good thing.
Interesting article, it says that bamboo can grow as much as a foot a day. And here I thought it was a non sustainable product.
Interesting article, it says that bamboo can grow as much as a foot a day. And here I thought it was a non sustainable product.
I'll bet it won't grow a foot a year here (or Regina)
Nice looking cue Chuck. I applaud you for trying new ideas.
Dave
No I doubt it too Dave. I have had a couple of Bamboo plants and they keep dying. Either that or my pet Panda Bear is eating them.
BHr...It grows all over the place, around Augusta National Golf Club! I didn't believe it until somebody pointed it out to me on the course.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
I wish our climate was like Augusta Ga :sad: Unfortunately we are in zone
2ish (-40f) and Augusta is zone 7 (0-10f).
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=225352&page=6. Last post anyway ....
This person cheerfully says we can then goes on to list the hardiest bamboo as -20f
http://bamboogeek.blogspot.ca/2008/02/can-bamboo-grow-in-extremely-cold.html
How is this not a minor hijack ? Terry will have to import the wood or maybe buy a few ferrules from Chuck :thumbup: I may have to ship a shaft to Regina for Terry to install one, I would like to try one.
Chuck I'd love to hear what you think the bamboo ferrule might hit like in terms of the more common ferrule materials.
Dave
bamboo
FYI
Fly rods are build from tonkin cane (bamboo), it is not solid but hollow. 3 to 5 inches in diameter with walls near 1/2 thick. Bamboo fly rods (tonkin cane) are made of 6 pieces of bamboo planed and glued together becoming hexagonal in shape and 7' or longer in length. Tonkin cane has nodes about every foot which means the grain is not straight. You can straiten the fibers after spliting the the cane then heating and pressing the nodes with a vice. The very best tonkin cane is the old growth stuff, 100 years or older. The problem is that the civil wars in china in the fifties, thats where tonkin cane grows, wiped out most of the old growth cane. They burnt it.
Cane a light weight material, for pool cues I think it would have to have weight added. ?????
Dale
Retired, rod builder, fly tier, fly fishing guide, 30 years
FYI
Fly rods are build from tonkin cane (bamboo), it is not solid but hollow. 3 to 5 inches in diameter with walls near 1/2 thick. Bamboo fly rods (tonkin cane) are made of 6 pieces of bamboo planed and glued together becoming hexagonal in shape and 7' or longer in length. Tonkin cane has nodes about every foot which means the grain is not straight. You can straiten the fibers after spliting the the cane then heating and pressing the nodes with a vice. The very best tonkin cane is the old growth stuff, 100 years or older. The problem is that the civil wars in china in the fifties, thats where tonkin cane grows, wiped out most of the old growth cane. They burnt it.
Cane a light weight material, for pool cues I think it would have to have weight added. ?????
Dale
Retired, rod builder, fly tier, fly fishing guide, 30 years
After shooting my mouth off on tonkin cane I checked out the bamboo cue thats turns out to be a laminated maple cue with a bamboo ferrule and some matching bamboo at the joint. Nice cue.
Dale
wrong wrong
the butt is made of solid laminated bamboo, it is not hollow its solid, made by using strips of bamboo. the shaft is maple with a bamboo ferrule.
dave, the reason i started trying the bb ferrule, was as a subistuite for my NO FERRULE shafts. i love the no ferrule hit, but it was hard to try to get some customers to buy a no ferrule shaft.
the difference in weight is so very slight i cannot tell the difference between the no ferrule and the bamboo ferrule, seems the same to me.
i am not trying to reinvent the wheel, just looking at different directions to arrive at the same point. building a great playing cue.
the butt is made of solid laminated bamboo, it is not hollow its solid, made by using strips of bamboo. the shaft is maple with a bamboo ferrule.
dave, the reason i started trying the bb ferrule, was as a subistuite for my NO FERRULE shafts. i love the no ferrule hit, but it was hard to try to get some customers to buy a no ferrule shaft.
the difference in weight is so very slight i cannot tell the difference between the no ferrule and the bamboo ferrule, seems the same to me.
i am not trying to reinvent the wheel, just looking at different directions to arrive at the same point. building a great playing cue.
bamboo cue
The description I read of the cue in WTB/FS section:
Chuck Starkey, bamboo ferrule cue
desi2960
I quote "this cue is made from 8 piece maple pie shaped laminates both shaft and butt"
Maybe it's a misprint ????
Dale
The description I read of the cue in WTB/FS section:
Chuck Starkey, bamboo ferrule cue
desi2960
I quote "this cue is made from 8 piece maple pie shaped laminates both shaft and butt"
Maybe it's a misprint ????
Dale
Please accept my apologies, I'll keep looking for that cue with the solid laminated bamboo butt.
Moving on now,
Dale
Just to clear up my statement, I said " I have made some bamboo fly rods" I do know that they are made from Tonkin cane. Never did I say bamboo was solid. I also know that they were flamed to remove moisture and I know where I bought the culms. I also know what a planing form is and how to use it as well. Not sure but I recall buying my first fly rod in 1964 so I have wet a few lines in my day. I have also been building fly rods from fiberglass and graphite. All I was really trying to do was give the OP some other venues for information on bamboo and I thought he might like to do some research there.
I was only trying to add a little more information on cane/bamboo and in no did I mean to question your experience/knowledge on the subjects of bamboo fly rods or the properties bamboo.
It appears that I chose my words poorly, please accept my humble apology.
Dale
No problem Dale! I guess we were both attempting to help, hope you get your waders wet soon! Personally I am tired of tying flies and need a little warmer weather! Take Care!!!