Author: Scheer, Jo

Brand: Gibbs Smith, Publisher

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 96

Release Date: 03-01-2005

Details: Product Description How-To Build with Bamboo: 30 Projects includes step-by-step illustrations on building your own bamboo items, with 30 unique projects including a plant holder, picture frame, porch swing, candle holder, privacy panel, lampshade, chest of bins, luggage rack, and much more! With a section on the history, philosophy, and environmental advantages of bamboo, plus tips on finding bamboo locally and growing your own, How-To Build with Bamboo: 30 Projects is an incredible resource on a major modern renewable resource. From the Inside Flap Introduction: Bamboo Tips Fun and Functional Candle Lamp Picture Frame Treasure Box Wind Catcher Rain Stick Earrings Bamboo Clock Hanging Plant Holder Furniture and Accessories Lamp Shade Bamboo Stand Reading Lamp Screen Door Bed Frame Porch Swing Pullout Drawers Outside and Garden Waterspout Waterwheel Burmese Ball Fence Garden Gate Resources From the Back Cover Bamboo will surprise and delight you with its many uses. Easy-to-create projects include: Fountain Burmese ball Porch swing Jewelry box Outdoor fence Once hard to find, bamboo is now readily available at local home and gardening centers. About the Author Jo Scheer has been designing, producing, and marketing his bamboo creations for almost twenty years. With a thorough background in science, he has been a teacher, researcher, technician, and inventor, as well as a builder, contractor, sailor, and artist. He has built, furnished, and now markets a bamboo-appointed vacation home in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Candleholder: Easy Perfect for an outdoor party, or as a dining room centerpiece, this candleholder is easy to make. Summer flowers add scented delights! Step One: Cut a piece of bamboo at a 90 angle just below a node (the section where two pieces of bamboo are joined), and again 10" above the node. This is the top of your bamboo. Step Two: Draw a circle 3" above the node. Step Three: Make an incision into the top end of the bamboo. The knife will initiate a split. Split the bamboo until it reaches the drawn circle. Make a second split on the opposite side of the stalk. Step Four: Repeat splitting into " sections, 1/8" sections, 1/16" sections, and so on until the width of the bamboo between the splits is about " wide-like slicing a pizza. Step Five: Pull out and remove every other section of split bamboo at the pencil mark. Step Six: Fit a glass candleholder within your bamboo, and place a candle in its base. Step Seven (optional): For an extra touch, arrange flowers within the bamboo slots.

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English