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Hello everyone, howdy!
I have been working on these bamboo sticks this week and what a project! My daughter bought some bamboo poles at only £2 (US$3) each and then I have spent a further (lots of $$$$) and lots of hours!! to transfer the poles into very sturdy sticks. She first saw them on a Canadian blog by a walker who made himself a lightweight but tough hiking stick very simply out of bamboo. So I thought I could make it a bit fancier and make then look more like really good hiking sticks.
But what a material! It cracks and splinters really easily while working on it and the cut edges are razor sharp. I had to sand down the whole stick all over.
The tops and bottoms needed to be capped but, because of the splintering, I had to make 6 inch inserts and use a whole tube of epoxy resin/glue on each stick!
But, hey-ho it was a labor of love and I have made some good ones now. I even dropped them on the floor a few times to make sure they were up to the job and they were. I have attached a picture below and would like to know your thoughts and if anyone else has worked with bamboo, please reply with your experiences!
I have been working on these bamboo sticks this week and what a project! My daughter bought some bamboo poles at only £2 (US$3) each and then I have spent a further (lots of $$$$) and lots of hours!! to transfer the poles into very sturdy sticks. She first saw them on a Canadian blog by a walker who made himself a lightweight but tough hiking stick very simply out of bamboo. So I thought I could make it a bit fancier and make then look more like really good hiking sticks.
But what a material! It cracks and splinters really easily while working on it and the cut edges are razor sharp. I had to sand down the whole stick all over.
The tops and bottoms needed to be capped but, because of the splintering, I had to make 6 inch inserts and use a whole tube of epoxy resin/glue on each stick!
But, hey-ho it was a labor of love and I have made some good ones now. I even dropped them on the floor a few times to make sure they were up to the job and they were. I have attached a picture below and would like to know your thoughts and if anyone else has worked with bamboo, please reply with your experiences!

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