3/4" Light Bamboo 3-Ply Dimensioned Boards (Choose Your Size)
SKU: 1010.SG.1020$25.00 ea.
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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 3/4'' thick
- Solid all the way through
| Thickness | 3/4" (≈ 3/4" approx) |
| Width | 9-1/4" or 11-1/2" |
| Length | 22", 42", 72" |
Weight
2.92
lbs /Bd. Ft.
-18.44% lighter than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
General Workability
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
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.
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.
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.
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
Bamboo, moso bamboo
Bamboo, moso bamboo
Some Typical Uses
Cutting boards, longboards, tables, stair treads, flooring, decorative interiors, veneer
Cutting boards, longboards, tables, stair treads, flooring, decorative interiors, veneer
What Does The Janka Hardness Rating Mean?
The Janka hardness test is the international standard for measuring the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear.
It's expressed in psi, or pounds-per-square-inch. The test measures the pressure required to embed an 11.28mm (.444 in) diameter steel ball into wood to half the ball's diameter. The measurement was developed to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring; however, we include it here and compare it to the rating of red oak to help you make a buying choice.
There is a difference between hardness and being difficult to work with. Generally speaking, the harder the wood the easier it is to finish and polish. Harder woods create good, solid long-lasting joinery in furniture.
The hardness of wood varies with the direction of the wood grain, and varies from piece to piece. So a Janka rating is an average of numerous tests performed on all directions and numerous pieces. Use the Janka hardness rating as guide, not a definitive answer.
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David Hill
California
I haven't used it
Enthusiast Woodworker
the bamboo market offers two color tones. Dark and lite.
the bamboo market offers product in two color tones. Dark, sometimes called "caramelized", and lite "more usual". In my own mind, I expected to reseve the liter color tone that would better match the rest of my remodel motif. I suppose the photo shown on the Woodworkers web sight is close enough either way, but you can't relay on computer images for color correctness when your mind is correcting in your favor. I would liked to have known in text form... I guess I'll make do... otherwise, well packaged and arrived in perfect condition. 3/4" mesures 3/4". That's good, cuz I cut my dado's before delivery. Shipping took longer than my patience.
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great service very nice piece of bamboo will\norder more later
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great service very nice piece of bamboo will
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1Lencil
Killeen Texas
Perfect!
The boards are flawless. No milling required - they are ready for any project. I will definitely order more in the future
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big JESS
SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA
I haven't used it yet
Bamboo wood
just finished one project use the Bamboo (cutting board). At first I found it a little hard to work with, first time working with Bamboo, but it looks good when finished. My order came as I ordered it.
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jbhphx
Phoenix AZ
Love working with bamboo
Super straight and easy to work with. Holds a stain really well and has other properties of hardwood with its own unique character.
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