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Topic: bamboo hut

Posted By: alwill
Subject: bamboo hut
Date Posted: 1/11/10 at 8:51am

Hey Guys!

Any ideas on constructing/binding bamboo for bamboo hut for South Pacific? Any pics would be a great help.

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Al
Lake City Community Theatre

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Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 1/11/10 at 1:00pm

Dont know if I would reall "bind" it.. I think I would attach it to an internal frame

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Marty W

"Till next we trod the boards.."

Posted By: Spectrum
Date Posted: 1/11/10 at 3:42pm

I'm not sure what the final look is you're going for, but I agree with MartyW that you should build a simple frame from 2X2s or even "1 by" and attach bamboo to it (in whatever form - bamboo curtains, or rugs, paneling, or if you have it, real lengths of bamboo I guess). If it needs to be movable or collapsable, do that with the framing design. It won't be much heavier, but it will be so much sturdier and way easier to set up and move.

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