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bamboo laminate
By:brett (the hitman hart)onnink
Date: 3/15/2001, 10:47 pm

hello everyone!
i was reading thru "surfer" mag the other day at borders (a tuesday traditon for me)and i read a small article on a shaper out of australia. the shaper and his small company uses a "bamboo" laminate in building surf boards. he bragged about what a great board they were making because of this bamboo. the mag had a single picture of one of the boards. very cool. it had the bamboo look but it looked similar to a thin plywod product. a veneer laminate maybe? i wonder how this stuff holds up? thought this was very interesting. has anyone on the bbs ever heard of such a wood product? the name of the shaper and his small surf company are on the tip of tonge and i can't remeber the name. i do remember there was an e-mail address. i guess i'll swing by borders tomarrow and get the e-mail address and ask the guy myself; but, in the meantime....i'll ask ever one here. my guess is if grant glotz dosen't know about it then its not worth useing. ;)
build on,
brett the hitman hart

Messages In This Thread

bamboo laminate
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 3/15/2001, 10:47 pm
Another possible wood - Paulownia
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/16/2001, 9:53 am
So was this named after me? *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/18/2001, 7:26 pm
Re: Another possible wood - Paulownia
Mike -- 3/16/2001, 5:32 pm
Re: Another possible wood - Paulownia
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/16/2001, 5:45 pm
Paulownia properties
Sam McFadden -- 3/16/2001, 10:58 am
plantation wood OK but not environmental
Dean Trexel -- 3/16/2001, 5:07 pm
Re: plantation wood better?
Tony -- 3/16/2001, 5:52 pm
Re: plantation wood better?
don -- 3/16/2001, 11:17 pm
Time out!
Pete Rudie -- 3/16/2001, 1:22 pm
tree hugger!:)
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 3/16/2001, 12:04 pm
Re: bamboo laminate
Sam McFadden -- 3/15/2001, 11:12 pm
Re: bamboo laminate
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 3/15/2001, 10:52 pm
Re: bamboo laminate
Grant Goltz -- 3/16/2001, 9:25 am