Another Bamboo float tube

[AshbyCut]

Excellent work, Sir

(ps It's my birthday in March !!! )

[Loop Erimder]

Very nice them.
I'm in the process of making a bankstick holder out of bamboo, 3 lengths that will be whipped and varnished and fixed in place on a slice of oak which came from a certain fallen oak

[BlackSheep]

Great stuff chaps, well done.

Where are you sourcing your bamboo......................... if that is not too rude a question?

[Loop Erimder]

Simply from B&Q

[MGs]

Yes, they sell it in the garden section as fencing or for decorative features. I had to sort through a lot of split, cracked, hacked about pieces to find a good one.

[Loop Erimder]

Same here bout 8 quid weren't they

[MGs]

Yes, so pretty good value

[BlackSheep]

many thanks chaps, i will have a look next time i am in there.

[MaggotDrowner]

Very nice guys. I may have to have a go my self. I have admired these for a while, but they are a touch too expensive for this poor student to even consider! Making one on the other hand will be good fun and so much more rewarding.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEWLY-MADE-BA ... 2579aee39a

What, may I ask, is the bottom made from and where can I find cork that big?

[Loop Erimder]

Very nice guys. I may have to have a go my self. I have admired these for a while, but they are a touch too expensive for this poor student to even consider! Making one on the other hand will be good fun and so much more rewarding.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEWLY-MADE-BA ... 2579aee39a

What, may I ask, is the bottom made from and where can I find cork that big?

When I made my two float tubes, I cut the culms just below the nodes so there is a bottom already there, the cork stopper was from ebay, just a matter of measuring the hole and then sanding the inside to allow the cork to be pushed in, as I dont have a lathe the cork stopper is the best option