For a workshop in Delhi, why is bamboo costlier to buy from Assam today than importing from the south east asian countries?
--- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > O'Mahanta, > I think I read your mind. That is exactly what I > was thinking. Can the lumber stock be made in Assam > from the bamboos widely available in Assam - for > example zati or Bholuka banh in kamrup? What > preservatives are needed and are they readily > available? The bamboo has to be cut at the right > time, it has to be stored at a certain temperature, > need the right preservatives, need the right > shrinkage, need the right machines to process the > stock and what else? > Would we need know-how from China, Taiwan or > Japan? If so, who and what prevents us from getting > it? > > Bamboo is becoming expensive in Assam also, a sign > of globalization I guess. Still if there is a margin > in the end product, cost of raw material should not > be a problem. > > See there is a prospect for the unemployed in > Namti. :-) > O'Deka > > > Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Ram. > > > Actually I was not thinking of importing to USA at > all. Nor was I considering the finished goods. Those > could be made by skilled carpenters and builders. It > is the engineered lumber stock, made and sold to end > users for whatever > purpose they can imagine. It could be a fine > product for use locally, considering that good > quality timber, if available, is like gold. > > > But I am looking into it. Will see where it might > lead. > > > c-da > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:54 PM -0600 3/4/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > C'da, These are just fantastic. Love the > coffee tables. It must have been a lot of hard work. > With reference to marjeting of bamboo products, > years ago (I think around 1995 or so), a friend of > mine from Guwahati wanted to market plywood (with > compressed bamboo filling: ie two plywood sheets and > inside would be this bamboo compressed pulp - the > best I can describe). I took the samples (he had > sent) to some of the local Houston people in the > construction business. Several of them were very > interested. There were several problems: (1) the > price was way too high. (2) the resin that was used > was a substance the would not pass US import > regulations (Not a fire retardant) > It didn't go thru, of course, but for those > interested in exporting bamboo products, these are > some things I experienced first hand, and may come > in handy. Further, for finished products, some > of the places to try would be like Pier 1 Imports > (stores like that). As most people already know > supplies must be consistent and uniform, and often > such stores may want varying quanties, sometimes in > a hurry. One big problem for a many products > from India in the finish. Compare products from > China or Taiwan, Indian products may be functional, > but definitely lack the finish. Your table on > the other hand loked fabulous. --Ram On 3/4/07, > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... 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