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Title: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Forwardhandle on December 13, 2017, 11:05:00 AM

Im new to making laminate bows but I was reading yesterday that some guys buy solid bamboo flooring from Low's and make laminates out of it has any body tried it ?

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Trux Turning on December 13, 2017, 01:19:00 PM

I use some vertically laminated bamboo flooring that I got from Lowes- works well and is of better quality than the stuff I use to get at lumber liquidators.

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: mikkekeswick on December 13, 2017, 01:41:00 PM

Great for cores in wood only and glass bows.

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: kennym on December 13, 2017, 02:06:00 PM

Be sure to get vertical ! and unfinished if you can.horizontal isn’t what you want and finish is hard on blades.

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Forwardhandle on December 14, 2017, 05:13:00 AM

Thanks Fellas I appreciate it I will pick some up  !

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on December 14, 2017, 05:50:00 AM

Here is where I get mine from.They have vertical boards that are 7/8s x 8 x 6 ft. $30 a piece. Unfinished. And if you resaw with a bandsaw to cut down on waste you get a lot of lams out of one board. Only draw back is the shipping.
  web page (http://www.nwbamboo.com/flooring.html)

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Forwardhandle on December 14, 2017, 02:46:00 PM

Thanks I appreciate the site just ordered one from them but he said 3/4 x 8 x 6 '  Thanks  I will have to get Kennym to make me another sled after xmas all I have is a 0.005 wood bow lams now !

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: JamesV on December 15, 2017, 02:16:00 AM

Horizontal and vertical bamboo baseboards can be bought by the piece 5/8 X 3 1/2 X 6'. Horizontal works good as long as you cut out the factory glue joints. The only de-lam I had in over 60 bows was from a factory glue joint.

James

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Forwardhandle on December 15, 2017, 06:36:00 AM

Well they just emailed me and said there out of stock on the unfinished  bamboo lumber any body have another web source ?  I dont want prefinished as the band saw blades are to costly to keep replacing or I could hit Lows up I see lumber liquadators has it but as mentioned above I wonder about qaulity ?

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: bigbob2 on December 15, 2017, 11:36:00 PM

I use the carbonised finished as well as the natural, and my bi metal wood cutting bandsaw blade lasts as long as it takes me to forget and 'accidentally' go through a bit of 'glass in a bow.No worries cutting the finished.

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Crooked Stic on December 21, 2017, 08:45:00 AM

You guys saying the finish is hard on blades? Never noticed that before.

Title: Re: Bamboo flooring laminates ?
Post by: Forwardhandle on December 21, 2017, 09:16:00 AM

I checked Home Depot yesterday they only special order solid bamboo, Lumber liquadators has it havent checked Low's yet !