BAMBOO

CRAFT
 Bamboo is one of the oldest construction materials. It has
been used all over the world as the building materials in the
form of walls, roofs, foundation, and decorations.

 It is known to be a natural and excellent raw material for

manufacturing strong and sturdy furniture, handicrafts, and
novelty items.
OF
CHINA GOLD
or GOLDEN
PAINTED
BAMBOO –
for an oriental display
A. an effective erosion control plant and natural control barrier
due to its widespread root system and large canopy
B. protects surrounding environment during typhoons due to its
height
C. regenerates and resilient even after strong typhoons
D.mitigate water pollution due to its high nitrogen consumption
E. generates up to 35% more oxygen then equivalent stand of
trees
A. TENSILE STRENGTH:
oThe fibers of the bamboo run axial. The outer zone are highly
elastic vascular bundle, that have a high tensile strength.
B. SHRINKING:
oBamboo shrinks more than wood when it loses water.
C. FIRE RESISTANCE
oFire resistance is very good because of the high content of
silicate acid.
D. ELASTICITY:
oThe enormous elasticity of bamboo makes it to a very good
building material for earthquake danger areas.
E. ANISOTROPIC PROPERTIES:
oBamboo is an anisotropic material. There are cellulose fibers in
the longitudinal direction, which is strong and stiff and in the
transverse direction there is lignin, which is soft and brittle.
F. DURABILITY :
o bamboo with low humidity is less prone to mold attacks
especially when humidity content is less than 15%
oQuality of bamboo increase with a decrease in its humidity
content.
oThe durability of bamboo depends strongly on the preservative
treatment methods.
USES OF BAMBOO
-it is the process in which the bamboo
clums are placed above fireplaces
inside the house so that the smoke
and heat rises up and both dry.
-Effective treatment against insects
 a process in which the bamboo
mats for housing constructions are
often painted with slaked lime.
involves harvested bamboo, with
branches and leaves intact, in
open air.
the bamboo are submerged in either
stagnant or running water, or mud
for several weeks.
the process of removing the outer
skin of the bamboo in order to
expose the skin proper.
 It is designing a
bamboo by burning
the skin with
a hot wire.
TOOLS and EQUIPMENT
used for basket making
 based on the Chinese
Model it was developed
with easy blade fixing.
This machine used to
split bamboo into pieces
sizes bamboo strips
to equal width.
 with thickness sizer,
even thickness can be
obtained pulling the
bamboo strip under a blade,
after adjusting to the
required thickness.
 It uses the mechanism
of hand operated
tool grinder. A sander
drum facilitates finishing
bamboo strips,
small basket rims, plates etc.