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How-to Bamboo: Simple Instructions And Projects

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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.

This reprint has some nice old photos, but nothing concrete in the way of buildable measured drawings.

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.

I am still looking for a book that shows the use of bamboo plywood in design. This book shows how to build with bamboo canes. Even though it wasn't what I wanted it does give some great information about the nature of bamboo when building furniture, has easy step by step directions that are simple to follow and gets the artistic juices flowing!