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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: cmh on August 26, 2014, 06:44:00 AM
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Phyllostachys nigra
Common name: "Black Bamboo"
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Has anyone ever worked with this type of bamboo? I read it grows on Oregon and Washington. Would it be suitable to use for a Hill style bow? I really like the combination of colors and it's appearance. Thanks and God Bless, Craig
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I googled it and some of the pic's show it to be big enough for what you're wanting, I bought some black bamboo from an archery company in the late 90's it was very thin walled and made excellent osage backed bows.
jd
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Thanks JD ;) did it keep it's black and green mottled appearance? Thanks again
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The boo that I had did, I just acetoned the back and sprayed with fullerplast.
jd
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BTW, I havent scraped or sanded the back of my bamboo in years.
jd
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:thumbsup:
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Phyllostachys nigra is not very large diameter bamboo -- sub 1" usually. There are a couple of other black colored bamboos that get to be larger in diameter.
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Franks has it up to 2 1/2"...
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2 1/2" black bamboo backing strips or 2 1/2" black bamboo culms(canes)? The latter would be just big enough to get a narrow backing strip from.
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P. nigra only grows to 2.5" diameter culms
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So it is or isn't possible to use black bamboo for a lamination in a Hill style bow?
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Sure, it's possible.