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Exotic Wood

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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