B A R R Y wrote:
> Some bamboo is actually attractive, and I like the finished look. I've
> seen some bamboo floors that I liked. However, when the
> manufacturers blab on and on about how it quickly grows in 3-5 years,
> is easy to grow, etc... How come it costs more than oak and maple?
Bamboo is skinny and hollow. Even if individual shoots grow up
quickly, the actual volume of material growth may not be more than oak
or maple.
Mark
TBM wrote:
> "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
> > If you oppose protecting the environment then you hate human beings and
> > animals.
> >
>
> Everytime you masturbate God kills a kitten.
>
> Please, think of the kittens.
I always think of kittens when I masturbate. It helps.
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> TBM wrote:
>> "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
>> > If you oppose protecting the environment then you hate human beings and
>> > animals.
>> >
>>
>> Everytime you masturbate God kills a kitten.
>>
>> Please, think of the kittens.
>
> I always think of kittens when I masturbate. It helps.
>
LMAO!!
Good one.
TBM <[email protected]> wrote:
> "redbelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > B A R R Y wrote:
> >
> >> Some bamboo is actually attractive, and I like the finished look. I've
> >> seen some bamboo floors that I liked. However, when the
> >> manufacturers blab on and on about how it quickly grows in 3-5 years,
> >> is easy to grow, etc... How come it costs more than oak and maple?
> >
> > Bamboo is skinny and hollow. Even if individual shoots grow up
> > quickly, the actual volume of material growth may not be more than oak
> > or maple.
> >
> > Mark
> >
>
> If that is the case, then it takes just as long or longer for bamboo to
> renew as it does any other type of "wood".
>
> Based on the price, I would say bamboo is much more endangered than oak or
> maple.
Not true since the growth form of a bamboo plant makes harvesting mature
stems more akin to coppicing than removing a tree. Since bamboo often
grows as a margin plant on the edge of forest it means it can be
harvested without disturbing the forest. So providing people aren't
cutting down mature forest to grow the stuff as they are with Palm Oil
(almost wholly trans fat btw) then it is environmentally good.
Peter
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CW <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ah, I hear the faint, nonsensical ranting of an enviroweenie off in the
> distance.
>
> "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
> > >
> >>
Ah yes, the sound of the 'I'd rather spout abuse than reasoned argument
bird'. One we would not mind going extinct...
Peter
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"Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
> If you oppose protecting the environment then you hate human beings and
> animals.
>
Everytime you masturbate God kills a kitten.
Please, think of the kittens.
"redbelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> B A R R Y wrote:
>
>> Some bamboo is actually attractive, and I like the finished look. I've
>> seen some bamboo floors that I liked. However, when the
>> manufacturers blab on and on about how it quickly grows in 3-5 years,
>> is easy to grow, etc... How come it costs more than oak and maple?
>
> Bamboo is skinny and hollow. Even if individual shoots grow up
> quickly, the actual volume of material growth may not be more than oak
> or maple.
>
> Mark
>
If that is the case, then it takes just as long or longer for bamboo to
renew as it does any other type of "wood".
Based on the price, I would say bamboo is much more endangered than oak or
maple.
Ah, I hear the faint, nonsensical ranting of an enviroweenie off in the
distance.
"Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
> >
>>
CW wrote:
> Ah, I hear the faint, nonsensical ranting of an enviroweenie off in the
> distance.
>
> "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
>>
>>>
>
>
And we all hear the loud cackling of the over consuming ignoramus that
can't think farther ahead than the 30 seconds it takes to sell him the
latest crap he thinks he needs. Oh, Hi CW.
Scott.
Is that another term for "yuppie shit"?
"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> especially since it is so environmentally correct.
>
Well said.
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:54:47 -0400, "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
>
> I'm all about the environment, to the point of doing errands on foot
> and by bicycle. I belong to some environmental groups, served on the
> board of directors of a cycling advocacy group, and my brother-in-law
> owns an organic CSA farm. I spar with CW on a regular basis, but this
> time, I agree with him.
>
> What makes bamboo "yuppie shit" is that it's a composite product, made
> of grass that renews in 3-5 years and glue of an unknown formula, that
> sells for more than solid woods that take 40-60 years to renew.
>
> If bamboo really were about the environment, it would sell for $1
> sq/ft.
>
> The environmental aspect is pure marketing, designed to fuel demand
> for a hyped, overpriced product. Where are the environmental studies
> about the chemical emissions of the Chinese bamboo plank factories
> (especially the flooring finishers!), or the "fair-trade" treatment of
> the harvesting and factory workers?
>
If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
If you oppose protecting the environment then you hate human beings and
animals.
"CW" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Is that another term for "yuppie shit"?
> "Rick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> especially since it is so environmentally correct.
>>
>
>
On 30 Sep 2006 22:52:59 -0700, "Rick" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Has anyone used bamboo plywood for any jobs? Seems to be the new
>craze, especially since it is so environmentally correct.
The top of my Chinese-made Workmate is bamboo plywood. Over the
years, Workmate tops have been plywood, particle board, whatever was
cheap at the time. This tells me that we're getting ripped off when
bamboo is sold as a "premium" material in North America. <G>
Some bamboo is actually attractive, and I like the finished look. I've
seen some bamboo floors that I liked. However, when the
manufacturers blab on and on about how it quickly grows in 3-5 years,
is easy to grow, etc... How come it costs more than oak and maple?
In article <[email protected]>,
"Rick" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Has anyone used bamboo plywood for any jobs? Seems to be the new
> craze, especially since it is so environmentally correct.
>
I installed a bamboo floor for my daughter about three years ago--it
looks good and shows very little to no wear after the three years.
While the thread below fills my kill file full of new posters, I'd like
to give you something at least moderately on topic.
I've used bamboo boards for a headboard that was in an asian themed
bedroom. I found it surprisingly easy to work with, somewhere between
oak and birch, but not very finish friendly. The stock I used had a
fairly dark color to it already and I was mostly looking to just seal it
up and keep the natural color, but it came out a little blotchy because
(I suspect) of the way that the grain caught the light. While this
isn't plywood, it was the same stuff as your veneer would be. Hope that
helps.
Jason
The place where you made your stand never mattered,
only that you were there... and still on your feet
Rick wrote:
> Has anyone used bamboo plywood for any jobs? Seems to be the new
> craze, especially since it is so environmentally correct.
>
On 1 Oct 2006 15:29:35 -0700, "redbelly" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Bamboo is skinny and hollow. Even if individual shoots grow up
>quickly, the actual volume of material growth may not be more than oak
>or maple.
I agree!!
So where's the "environmental" savings?
If it were there, so would the price advantage.
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:54:47 -0400, "Frank Arthur" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>If "yuppie shit" means protecting the environment yes.
I'm all about the environment, to the point of doing errands on foot
and by bicycle. I belong to some environmental groups, served on the
board of directors of a cycling advocacy group, and my brother-in-law
owns an organic CSA farm. I spar with CW on a regular basis, but this
time, I agree with him.
What makes bamboo "yuppie shit" is that it's a composite product, made
of grass that renews in 3-5 years and glue of an unknown formula, that
sells for more than solid woods that take 40-60 years to renew.
If bamboo really were about the environment, it would sell for $1
sq/ft.
The environmental aspect is pure marketing, designed to fuel demand
for a hyped, overpriced product. Where are the environmental studies
about the chemical emissions of the Chinese bamboo plank factories
(especially the flooring finishers!), or the "fair-trade" treatment of
the harvesting and factory workers?