Bamboo Thinning / Planing Tools

[Lombard]

Used a drawknife, and hand planes to thin mine. Beware of what Hillbilly61 said about razor sharp, as I have gotten some nasty cuts from sharp bamboo.

[Klandaght]

I go lengthways on the belt.  remember that Bamboo will bow, so you want something to press down on it when you sand it. I have found that feeding it back and forth on the front edge works well. Care needs to be taken though to not leaving it in one spot long as you will put indents in the backing.

[Eric Krewson]

Yep, always long ways on a belt sander. I use a 36grit belt and can thin a piece in about 5 minutes. If you go cross ways you will ruin your bamboo in short order.

I need to make a bamboo thinning how to with various tools.

[Pappy]

Yep you do, :)I have been wanting to make one of them ,but not sure on how to thinn the boo,or how thin to get it.
   Pappy

[Lombard]

Yeah Eric, that would be good. Have you put any more thought into the idea that you had, about a video of what to do if you run in X? Correcting problems and such in the bow building process?

[hillbilly61]

Yep Dave. Got 2 on my right hand from a few weeks ago