Chandan da,
This is wonderful.
Is it possible to replicate the same in Assam ?. Some of the NGO's we have
been interacting might take it as a vocational education project. You may write
the whole process in a layman's term keeping in mind the raw materials
availability in Assam. Please let us know I will be more than happy to put it
in a website for everyone's access.
Thanks,
Ankur
Austin , Texas
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://flickr.com/photos/cmahanta-stl/
3 Images of Mboo ( copyrighted name) Cofee Table from the workshop of
yours truly.
I just completed a coffee table that I made from left over bamboo
floor boards, which are engineered from strips of glued and laminated
bamboo. I machined off the grooved bottom surface of the 5/8" thick
floor boards with a recently acquired 13" power planer to a thickness
of 1/2", glued the two together to make an one inch thick board,
ripped off the tongues and grooves on a radial arm saw, planed the
thin edges off by clamping together several boards and voila: I had
1" thick X 3.5" wide engineered bamboo lumber to build furniture with.
The bottom shelf is made from 3/4" thick medium density fiber-board (
MDF) finished with bamboo veneered wall covering ( expensive @ $
45/square yard) manufactured by MDC Wall Covering.
I finished everything after sanding with water-based clear
polyurethane paint applied with a sponge brush.
This was a project I have been planning for a number of years: To
verify if glued/laminated bamboo sections could be used as a
replacement for quality timber for furniture and interior
construction. I was hampered by not having a power planer to
undertake the task and prove it to myself. Finally I got it done. And
it WORKS!
There HAS to be a market for engineered bamboo sections of many many
shapes, manufactured in Assam. One way to generate employment and
cash in rural Assam from a widely available raw-material thru value
added engineering and manufacturing.
cm
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