Aero Wizard
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Hi Nobby and Crucian,
how about starting from live bamboo from my estate here in Thailand.
I'll send you some samples and if its good we'll proceed from there.
Best regards
Mem
how about starting from live bamboo from my estate here in Thailand.
I'll send you some samples and if its good we'll proceed from there.
Best regards
Mem
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That's very generous but I imagine that the lads here will want to be sure of getting hold of the genuine tea tree bamboo, Bambusoideae amabilis and selecting the right culm is a bit of a black art, it seems.
http://www.bamboobroker.com/faqs.html
http://www.bamboobroker.com/faqs.html
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Tonkin is huge region and also borders Vietnam which is part of Southeast Asia
I'm pretty sure we have it here and hope to have some solid evidence to back it up.
Stand by.....
I'm pretty sure we have it here and hope to have some solid evidence to back it up.
Stand by.....
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I haven't back read the reason for the quest for tea tree bamboo. I did speak to an aspiring rodmaker however who spoke highly of the culms available at Homebase.
I remember Peter Mackenzie-Philps describing how he had a man in India going from village to village carefully selecting only the best hackle necks from those eagerly prepared by the villagers on the off-chance that one such might make Grade AA quality and thus earn an extra coin. He produced an entertaining catalogue.
I remember Peter Mackenzie-Philps describing how he had a man in India going from village to village carefully selecting only the best hackle necks from those eagerly prepared by the villagers on the off-chance that one such might make Grade AA quality and thus earn an extra coin. He produced an entertaining catalogue.
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Cross section of our local bamboo...its 7 cm in diameter- There are plenty of the so called "power fibres" on the surface layer.
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Sounds good to meJardine wrote:Hi Nobby and Crucian,
how about starting from live bamboo from my estate here in Thailand.
I'll send you some samples and if its good we'll proceed from there.
Best regards
Mem
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This is really interesting Gentlemen,I do hope it continues, what a wonderful thing to witness, cane from field to workshop to river... can I place a order?
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Hi Nobby and Crucian,
Steve ( Shed Monkey ) now has in his possession some of the bamboo culms from our estate.
So the first stage from field to workshop is complete.
Best regards
Mem
Steve ( Shed Monkey ) now has in his possession some of the bamboo culms from our estate.
So the first stage from field to workshop is complete.
Best regards
Mem
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Thanks Mem, that's good news
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The culm has landed
It's still pretty green as Mem only cut it 2 weeks ago, so will need a fair bit of time to season before it's ready for splitting.
From what I've been able to glean it'll need around 12 weeks, although in this cool climate potentially longer.
Mem - it was a pleasure to meet you and your recent Perch captures were very impressive indeed
Cheers
Steve
It's still pretty green as Mem only cut it 2 weeks ago, so will need a fair bit of time to season before it's ready for splitting.
From what I've been able to glean it'll need around 12 weeks, although in this cool climate potentially longer.
Mem - it was a pleasure to meet you and your recent Perch captures were very impressive indeed
Cheers
Steve