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Bamboo Flooring
Topic Started: Aug 25 2008, 03:11 AM (89 Views)
Trotsky	Aug 25 2008, 03:11 AM Post #1
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,014 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	How do they make bamboo flooring. Bamboo is a round tube that's hollow...think the blowguns from the olf Tarzan flics? Is there SPECIAL bamboo that is so big that planks can be cut from it, or is the bamboo just sliced an PRESSED flat into floor planks? I can't readily find anything online explaining the process, just SELLING the stuff. The advantage of bamboo is that a "forest" replenishes itself in 3-5 years. It is actially a grass.



Kahu	Aug 25 2008, 03:05 PM Post #2
Admin Posts: 9,264 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	Trotsky Aug 25 2008, 03:11 AM ........or is the bamboo just sliced an PRESSED flat into floor planks?....... Exactly that Trotsky ...... there are all sorts of resins used in it's production. It looks very attractive, but it is rather soft and can be easily damaged by high heels for example. My daughter dropped a heavy metal lid from a casserole dish which landed on its edge on her bamboo floor. The dent made was approx 5mm deep and although it was quickly repaired and resanded you can still see it in certain lights.



Toodles	Aug 25 2008, 03:35 PM Post #3
Super Poster Posts: 472 Group: Member Member #599 Joined: January 15, 2008	Some information on this site .. http://www.bamboo-flooring.com/ - hope it helps.



Trotsky	Aug 26 2008, 01:17 AM Post #4
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,014 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Thanks guys, I am now an expert. wave 01 My problem with imagining the split and flatten routine was the thickness of the finished product but now I see that several are pressed and glued together ala plywood. oooh 02 KAHU, I thought it was pretty hard stuff: From toodles link: Quote: How do bamboo floors compare with other hardwood floors? Horizontal & Vertical bamboo flooring is harder than the most popular hardwood - Oak. StrandWoven bamboo flooring is harder than the most expensive hardwood - Brazilian Walnut. Also, bamboo flooring is less expensive than hardwood. Although I DID come upon some mention of the chemically blackened version being quite a bit softer. Some of the floor shown are quite beautiful although one looks like plain old bamboo laid side by side...a daunting task for the HOOVER.



Kahu	Aug 26 2008, 12:00 PM Post #5
Admin Posts: 9,264 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	Trotsky Aug 26 2008, 01:17 AM KAHU, I thought it was pretty hard stuff: From toodles link: Quote: How do bamboo floors compare with other hardwood floors? Horizontal & Vertical bamboo flooring is harder than the most popular hardwood - Oak. StrandWoven bamboo flooring is harder than the most expensive hardwood - Brazilian Walnut. Also, bamboo flooring is less expensive than hardwood. Although I DID come upon some mention of the chemically blackened version being quite a bit softer. It was a heavy lid......... and it did land on its' edge. Come to think on it ....... her bamboo floor is a dark shade, so maybe!



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