bamboo backing

[jturkey]

what is the easiest way to get bamboo planed flat is there a power tool or a hand tool that does this the nodes seem to me to be the problem not being flat on both sides
please help

[Pat B]

The first one I did I used a hand plane. After that I would cut most of the excess off with a bandsaw then flatten on a belt sander.

[jturkey]

thanks pat b i was trying to figure out the nodes that make sense what grit paper did you use

[nativenoobowyer86]

I would recommend something rough at first, to take out the bandsaw marks.  And reduce the thickness,  then something milder to finish up the final flattening.  I did mine entirely with 100 grit after the bandsaw and it took forever.  3+ hours

[Gordon]

I use a combination of bandsaw, hand plane and belt sander. Takes me about an hour and a half to prepare a strip for glueing.

[Onebowonder]

I recently found that a Joiner works really well for this job, ...but it's not a real commonly available tool.  Cut out your blanks with the bandsaw or even a tablesaw if you're feeling froggy.  Heck!  They could even just be split out by hand with a machete, but that'd leave you a bit of extra work to do on the joiner.



OneBow