Bamboo decks - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T17:25:34Zhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/bamboo-decks?commentId=2195841%3AComment%3A170125&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks - it's the great unspo…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-12-01:2195841:Comment:1705002019-12-01T02:29:06.431ZIan Rhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/IanR
<p>Thanks - it's the great unspoken.</p>
<p>Thanks - it's the great unspoken.</p> ´There's enough low durabilit…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-30:2195841:Comment:1704942019-11-30T07:59:10.609ZMawibohttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Mawibo
´There's enough low durability built into the designs, no need to add any more.´<br />
I know what you mean.
´There's enough low durability built into the designs, no need to add any more.´<br />
I know what you mean. I looked into bamboo when mak…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-29:2195841:Comment:1702952019-11-29T23:31:51.612ZIan Rhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/IanR
<p>I looked into bamboo when making my decks, but ruled it out because it has very low durability.</p>
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<p>There's enough low durability built into the designs, no need to add any more.</p>
<p>I looked into bamboo when making my decks, but ruled it out because it has very low durability.</p>
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<p>There's enough low durability built into the designs, no need to add any more.</p> I sail mainly between Langkaw…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-15:2195841:Comment:1701282019-11-15T12:02:13.088ZMawibohttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Mawibo
I sail mainly between Langkawi and Phuket during school Hollidays.<br />
Island hopping.
I sail mainly between Langkawi and Phuket during school Hollidays.<br />
Island hopping. Great idea. Bamboo can last q…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-15:2195841:Comment:1701252019-11-15T05:48:35.948Zpatrick lennonhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/patricklennon
<p>Great idea. Bamboo can last quite a few years in Thai climate it is cheap and renewable. There are ways to increase its longevity. Were in Thailand are you sailing?</p>
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<p>Great idea. Bamboo can last quite a few years in Thai climate it is cheap and renewable. There are ways to increase its longevity. Were in Thailand are you sailing?</p>
<p></p> Levi, I'm impressed, you're v…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-14:2195841:Comment:1698182019-11-14T10:14:01.782ZÉric Bouvéronhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Bouveron
<p>Levi, I'm impressed, you're very ressoursfull.</p>
<p>Levi, I'm impressed, you're very ressoursfull.</p> Beautiful decks
I just did si…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-11-14:2195841:Comment:1698132019-11-14T05:49:38.184ZLevi Verwoesthttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/LeviVerwoest
<p>Beautiful decks</p>
<p>I just did similar on my tiki30, but nowhere near as nice. mine was slapdash to get a deck in place for delivery</p>
<p>Free though</p>
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<p>Beautiful decks</p>
<p>I just did similar on my tiki30, but nowhere near as nice. mine was slapdash to get a deck in place for delivery</p>
<p>Free though</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3712324455?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-left" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3712324455?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> The first bamboos I could lay…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-10-29:2195841:Comment:1700922019-10-29T13:42:12.667ZMawibohttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Mawibo
The first bamboos I could lay my hands on ,where I refitted the boat, were not what I was looking for. There are many species but the urge to get back on the water forced me to get on with what I had. That explain why I weaved the front deck to had stiffness as you always stand on bent batten. It also creates holes for splashing waves to wash away.<br />
I did notice a little more flex when wet but it stiffens as it dry.<br />
For straight battens, I like to work with a thickness of 6 mm minimum and I cut…
The first bamboos I could lay my hands on ,where I refitted the boat, were not what I was looking for. There are many species but the urge to get back on the water forced me to get on with what I had. That explain why I weaved the front deck to had stiffness as you always stand on bent batten. It also creates holes for splashing waves to wash away.<br />
I did notice a little more flex when wet but it stiffens as it dry.<br />
For straight battens, I like to work with a thickness of 6 mm minimum and I cut to length after the knots with 50mm of play. This prevent the bamboo from splitting which you want to avoid.<br />
Splitting big diameter bamboo gives you wide battens from which you keep the middle part after rounding the excess edges off.<br />
I use a bamboo à saw, a machete, a hammer and very little sandpaper.<br />
I like to keep the integrity of the material and don't seal the tips. It seems they don't age from there anyway.<br />
I didn't find the bamboos in the jungle, I bought them. One 6m long piece cost 3 usd.<br />
Now that is affordable. Isn't it? Unique! It doesn't look com…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-10-27:2195841:Comment:1699922019-10-27T14:59:45.731ZDean Wilkersonhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/DeanWilkerson
<p>Unique! It doesn't look comfortable on bare feet though. Bamboo is amazing material. My personal direction is toward solid decks aft (cockpit area). Bamboo has a low rot resistance compared to cedar or cypress. Sealing against water intrusion is a questionable practice IMHO....... as I've seen in the past that sealing seems to be more effective at keeping moisture in than keeping it out ;-(. With bamboo at least the grain is very linear, and that should present a natural resistance…</p>
<p>Unique! It doesn't look comfortable on bare feet though. Bamboo is amazing material. My personal direction is toward solid decks aft (cockpit area). Bamboo has a low rot resistance compared to cedar or cypress. Sealing against water intrusion is a questionable practice IMHO....... as I've seen in the past that sealing seems to be more effective at keeping moisture in than keeping it out ;-(. With bamboo at least the grain is very linear, and that should present a natural resistance to intrusion over the length of the pieces. I'm in cottonwood country, and it is like a great big straw, sucking moisture in from the ends. I have virtually no experience with bamboo, but it looks like it similarly would draw from the ends.......... I'd naturally be obsessive about sealing the ends with epoxy.</p>
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<p> D.W.</p> You must be talking about gre…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2019-10-24:2195841:Comment:1697892019-10-24T08:44:22.865ZMawibohttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/Mawibo
You must be talking about green bamboo which they were when I cut split and round their edges. (Gloves on)<br />
Exposed to Weather as they are, it takes a few days to dry and change colour.
You must be talking about green bamboo which they were when I cut split and round their edges. (Gloves on)<br />
Exposed to Weather as they are, it takes a few days to dry and change colour.