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Exotic Wood
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Bamboo
Phyllostachys edulis
APPEARANCE
Bamboo is straw colored with delicate linear lines of brighter and darker hues. On Bamboo that has been carbonized by controlled heating, the wood takes on a mellow brown oak-like color and the vascular strands are pronounced. A unique figure is developed, similar to a knot, for each growth.
PROPERTIES
Bamboo is hard, strong and elastic. Dense.
WORKABILITY
Bamboo can be machined easily. Care must be taken when sanding. Finishes well.
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