Wooden Hinges

[scottp55]

Thanks Gert!!!
For a "Non-ShopBotter" You've contributed enough so you should have a REAL USPS "Dropbox" for us folks to send YOU stuff!!!
If only too get you away from "Fenceposts" and Bamboo
It would be interesting just to see how YOU would deal with "Scrap" thin rips and cutoffs!
Probably an "Endgrain Tesseract" or "Quilted Klein Bottle"
Thanks once again,
scott

[Joe Porter]

I am jealous of that bamboo, I wish it was available on the East coast where I could go and buy it in person...joe

[scottp55]

Pretty much "Razzing" Gert
But also a "mass flowering event" is starting on several species in China at the moment(every 60-120 years).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo
And if G's species is involved, it may be time to start hoarding
scott

[Burkhardt]

I am jealous of that bamboo, I wish it was available on the East coast where I could go and buy it in person...joe

Maybe not in your town but you can get it from places in Durham, Charlotte or Fuquai Varina if I can believe Google.

Mind it is not cheap. Nowadays I pay some $200-230 for a 3/4" 4x8 sheet.

[Burkhardt]

Pretty much "Razzing" Gert
But also a "mass flowering event" is starting on several species in China at the moment(every 60-120 years).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo
And if G's species is involved, it may be time to start hoarding
scott

No idea about the species. I just buy from a local hardware/plywood specialist and I guess (not sure) this is from Plyboo, one of the major importers. Just keep in mind when buying bamboo, the pretty amber or dark brown stuff is heat treated and much more brittle/splintery than the natural bamboo that is very hard and tough. Example of a scrap piece after cutting out (keep in mind most of the cross-section is end grain). You can not do that with most hardwoods:

[scottp55]

Gert, Permission to backpedal enough to remove my foot from mouth, SIR!!
Never meant it was "Cheap"!
Should have remembered the ancient Chinese adage;
"A closed mouth catches no foot".
Got sticker shock when you mentioned price---and then remembered what 2 faced Marine grade Teak 3/4" was when I tried to price it to match 2 sheets I bought in '96 for the bathroom for a project(scrapped that idea!!).
Looking at the site was interesting! In the "Dimensional Lumber" section they said "100% moso bamboo" and it looked a lot like your interior plies.
Interesting about the "Heat treated". Sounds a lot like the "Torrified" Ash we use. Makes it extremely brittle (at C-90...the MOST heat treated grade...also available in C-30(light amber),50(med), 70(dark amber), 90(chocolate)) , but very dimensionally stable and VCarves like butter.

Thanks for posting pics, especially the end-grain "Arch"
The thickness of the face "Veneer" is great and would give a lot of options
scott

[Joe Porter]

Thanks for the info, Gert. Durham is not too far away. I have to travel that far or further for any hardwood or special ply. I will look them up....joe

[larry_high]

Joe I am in chapel hill and know of no suppliers of any ply in Durham
you may want to try Horizon Foresty Product 919 719-0877 , McEwen/Hood,919 772-7550 or Wurth 919 231-6620 all are in Raleigh
Good luck
Larry

[larry_high]

Joe just remembered Atlantic veneer in Beaufort may have it, they are the best supplier in your neck of the woods.
Call Jack he is the manager, 252 728-7620

[Burkhardt]

Maybe this business in Windsor, $233 for an 18mm sheet marine grade. That looks anyway like a candy store.
http://www.worldpanel.com/#!product/...wood-4%27x8%27