I don't know Rajib. Why, if it is so? Do SE Asian countries export bamboo to Dilli?
If so, that would be yet another case of blatant discrimination and exploitation of the NE: Thru Dilli's protectionist policies of import restrictions of essential commodities to deprive the consumers of the NE of competitive pricing for quality goods, while rewarding its business classes elsewhere in the country by allowing entry of cheap raw material from outside and thus depriving its own of its market share. As an MBA dedicated to the free market economy and as a desi-patriot, how does that grab you :-)? At 6:32 PM -0800 3/4/07, Rajib Das wrote: >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? 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