Bamboo, bemoaned by many as a runaway weed, is treasured in many cultures around the world for its strength, durability, and versatility. This book illustrates ways in which any person capable of using a saw, rasp, screwdriver, and chisel can set about to create beautiful furnishings and useful accessories for the home. Patience, practice, and the application of sharp tools, hot glue, and accurate measurements, promise to enable you to make your own creations. Illustrations and basic instructions for bamboo tables, chairs and seats, bedroom furniture, hall racks and stands, cabinets and bookcases, window blinds, and many other articles are provided, along with a thorough primer on the tools and techniques for working this fast-growing grass. Many designs are inspired by Asian models, very popular in today's decor.
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reconstituted material,
By drusalene "the arboretum" (florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How-to Bamboo: Simple Instructions And Projects (Paperback)
This book was first published in 1853. There are no real pictures only drawings of old style bamboo furniture. Uses old woodworking tools that don't even exist anymore. No newer techniques. Instructions only half there. They talk about trays to attach to the table, but don't say where the tray comes from. I wanted some simple instructions. These were large projects with a lot of detailed work. Big Disapointment.
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This reprint has some nice old photos, but nothing concrete in the way of buildable measured drawings.
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Republish of out-of-copyright work,
By Davey Bee! (benfield@cspc.org) (Los Angeles, Cali.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How-to Bamboo: Simple Instructions And Projects (Paperback)
I won this at an auction and was very disappointed. It's just a very old book that went out of copyright that someone republished hoping to cash in on bamboo vogue. The designs are not pleasant to modern taste and the direction on how to construct even if you wanted to are practically impossible to follow.
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