Transforming a hollow bamboo stem into a high quality Bamboo’Ali products – how is it done? With over 12 years of experience in the bamboo industry, Bamboo’Ali has learnt to manage the production process to perfection.
STEM TO STRIPAfter 4-5 years the bamboo stems are ready for harvest. This is very fast compared to (tropical) hardwoods and one of the main reasons why bamboo is ecological. After harvesting the stems are split lengthwise to strips and the outer skin (bark) is removed. Naturally, the strips have a light yellow colour (natural), but can they be steamed to acquire a light brown colour (caramel).
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STRIP TO PRODUCTAfter treating and drying, the strips are ready to be joined in several ways to make the final product.
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ASSEMBLY OF STRIPS
After drying, strips are assembled in many different ways, producing end products with various looks
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HorizontalBamboo strips are positioned horizontally and glued together. This creates an elegant line pattern with the characteristic bamboo nodes clearly visible. |
VerticalBamboo strips are positioned vertically and glued together. This creates a narrow line pattern with the bamboo nodes visible in a subtle way. |
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Strand WovenHere the bamboo strips are pressed and glued under extremely high pressure. This compression increases the density from 700kg/m3 to more than 1.100kg/m3 which makes the final product much harder. The look of High Density strand woven bamboo is unique. It largely resembles wood with the typical “flames,” and the bamboo nodes are only slightly visible. |
