Dimensional Bamboo Lumber, Bamboo Plywood and Bamboo Veneers
There are four variations of natural bamboo
products: carbonized and natural, are the colors and the grain patterns are vertical and horizontal. Click on this cube for a view of the 4 types.
We have listed our dimensional bamboo lumber and bamboo plywood below with a brief description and picture, to give you an idea of the lay-up of the products. Everything listed is solid bamboo. We try to keep everything in stock by updating our inventory every month.
Give us a call and we can help with getting the right product for you project. If you are in need of a special size or color, we can have it made to order. Most special orders take 45 days to receive to the west coast.
The bamboo veneers come in 50" x 99" sheets and are .6mm (1/64") thick. They have a cellulose fiber backing, that looks like tissue paper applied to the backside. Normal methods of adhering the bamboo veneer will work fine. Available in all 4 variations. Carbonized vertical and horizontal and natural vertical and horizontal.
Our bamboo edgebanding is 7/8" wide and come in 500' rolls that are unglued. Available in natural and carbonized vertical.
Multi-ply Bamboo Plywood
We stock 3 sizes of the multi-ply bamboo plywood, .9mm with 3 plys, 1.5mm with 3 plys and the 2.7 with 5 plys of veneer. All are very versatile and stable. Many in the laser engraving and cutting business are finding it ideal for items that need to be cut out and will still be handled by customers, as they won't come apart. Carbonized vertical and natural vertical are kept in stock. Sheets are 4 x 8. Cutting available.
The quarter-inch 3-ply and 5-ply panels are ideal for many different uses, in a variety of projects. It’s strength and stability make it ideal for small hand held projects and large items such as cabinet backs. The 3-ply comes in all 4 varieties and the 5-ply comes in the carbonized vertical. Sheets are 4' x 8'; cutting is available.
The single-ply veneers lend themselves well to projects that need to be laminated into a shape and yet retain their strength and or flexibility. Ski manufactures, skate board builders, archery bows and skin on frame kayaks, are a few of the items being made with single-layer bamboo material. The bamboo's strength and flexibility lends itself well to may different products. The ¼" comes in the natural and carbonized vertical and the 1/8" comes in the carbonized vertical.
The cross-laminated plywood has an 1/8th inch top and bottom veneer, running the 8’ direction with its core running the 4’ direction. This is the standard configuration of the panels on the market. Known for its strength and stability, these panels are used extensively in the manufacture of bamboo cabinets. The 1/2" is available in the 2 vertical colors and the ¾" is available in all four variations.
Dimensional Bamboo Lumber, 1" x 8", 4/4 x 12", 13/16" x 12"
Our lumber is laid up lengthwise, having all the layers running the 8' direction. Use our lumber as you would any other piece of lumber, bamboo will lend itself well to many different projects.
The 1x8's are available in all 4 varieties. The 4/4 x 12, which are actually 1 1/16" thick, are also available in the 4 variations. The 13/16" material comes in the 2 vertical colors.
Our counter tops come 26" wide and 8' long. They can be glued together for bamboo island tops and they have found their way into many different furniture and table top projects. Available in all four variations.