On 6 Jul 2004 15:52:08 GMT, Hitch <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mike Patterson <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 15:54:46 -0400, Stan Mulder
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
>>
>> Throw some of the roots in a baggie and mail 'em to me?
>>
>> I've been planning to plant some bamboo in the back yard but haven't
>> found any nearby...
>>
>> I'll pay ya the postage.
>>
>> Mike Patterson
>> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>> "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."
>
>Careful about planting bamboo. Some varieties are EXTREMELY invasive. I
>would like to plant some, but SWMBO says we already have ivy and
>blackberries, and we don't need something else that we need to cut back
>every week.
Yah, I've been researching it for a while. I have a big plastic tub to
plant it in, and they'll be separated from other plants by a few feet
so I'll see if it escapes the tub.
But thanks for the warning! :-)
Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."
What type is it? How big is it? Diameter?
Mark
"Stan Mulder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
Mike Patterson wrote:
> Throw some of the roots in a baggie and mail 'em to me?
>
> I've been planning to plant some bamboo in the back yard but haven't
> found any nearby...
Be careful! The variety in our backyard sends out roots 1/2" in diameter
more than 20'. I know because I dug out that much of one earlier this
summer.
-- Mark
Mike Patterson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 15:54:46 -0400, Stan Mulder
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
>
> Throw some of the roots in a baggie and mail 'em to me?
>
> I've been planning to plant some bamboo in the back yard but haven't
> found any nearby...
>
> I'll pay ya the postage.
>
> Mike Patterson
> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
> "I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."
Careful about planting bamboo. Some varieties are EXTREMELY invasive. I
would like to plant some, but SWMBO says we already have ivy and
blackberries, and we don't need something else that we need to cut back
every week.
--
John Snow
"If I knew what I was doing, I wouldn't be here"
I installed a bamboo floor for a client about a year ago. They love
it. It's beautiful, a golden yellow that glows in the sun. I also
glued up a 103" counter top for them with the remainders.
I really liked working with it, but it tends to dull saw blades
relatively fast, and the dust can be noxious (watch for the splinters,
too).
The nice thing about bamboo is that it is VERY a renewable
resource--they harvest a crop for making flooring every five years
(this is in China, BTW). Red oak, while also renewable, takes several
decades, and won't grow back from the roots like bamboo. Bamboo is
harder than r. oak because of the silica content, which is why it's
hard on blades.
A web search for bamboo flooring should reveal several manufacturers
and dealers in the U.S. After looking at samples and comparing prices
from several dealers, I bought mine in Cincinnati and had it shipped
to Missouri. It came in strips like hardwood flooring; nailed and
stapled to install. Installed cost was comparable to oak. I'd love
to do another one.
Dan
"Mike Rinken" <mwrinken@nospam_comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> Where ya at? I got a buddy who has a beautiful bamboo floor in his house
> and I've been considering it.
>
In alt.home.repair there is a thread about bamboo floors. Looks good but
dents easily. You may want to do some extra checking before you go ahead.
Ed
I've always understood Bamboo was harder, stronger, less hydroscopic and
more stable then most wood flooring. I like the standard red oak myself.
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike Rinken" <mwrinken@nospam_comcast.net> wrote in message
>>
>> Where ya at? I got a buddy who has a beautiful bamboo floor in his house
>> and I've been considering it.
>>
>
> In alt.home.repair there is a thread about bamboo floors. Looks good but
> dents easily. You may want to do some extra checking before you go ahead.
> Ed
>
>
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 20:10:02 +0000, Mike Rinken wrote:
> Stan Mulder wrote:
>> I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
>
>
> Where ya at? I got a buddy who has a beautiful bamboo floor in his house
> and I've been considering it.
This would be green fresh cut bamboo about 1" diameter at the base. I'm
still working out the details...
On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:00:54 -0400, Mike Patterson wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 15:54:46 -0400, Stan Mulder
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
>
> Throw some of the roots in a baggie and mail 'em to me?
Roots? I don't see any of them.
>In alt.home.repair there is a thread about bamboo floors. Looks good but
>dents easily. You may want to do some extra checking before you go ahead.
>Ed
SWMBO got what she wanted: bamboo salad bowl. Don't know how they
glued the strips together, but 2 billion folks can't be all wrong.
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On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 15:54:46 -0400, Stan Mulder
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I have access to bamboo and was wondering if anybody needed some.
Throw some of the roots in a baggie and mail 'em to me?
I've been planning to plant some bamboo in the back yard but haven't
found any nearby...
I'll pay ya the postage.
Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."