Thank You for Teaching Me Bamboo Explodes!!!!!

What if you are heat treating a fairly long piece of bamboo. How do you go about making sure that doesn't explode on you.

What's the benefits to heat treating bamboos? and can the sun do the job that you're doing with the torch? Thanks

can you bend the bamboo to have curves for a bike? If so, how would one go about doing it and does it take away from the natural strength of the bamboo?

Very good job, but where I get the bamboo to make a rustic table? .. I like his work, the problem is to find the bamboo, all I see is dry and dust is done, if you told me where you buy it, ...

Nice work! I was wondering if you could get the same results (durability) if you heat it in a kiln? Also, if I wanted to make a cup, could I safely drink out of it? How about if the liquid has been sitting in it for a bit? Thanks in advance for your response!

Just poppin in to say this also works on dead, not freshly harvested bamboo. Oils still get released.

Bamboo is very strong and has exceptional dampening characteristics in tension and compression, which is perfect for a classic bike frame. "Ladies" bikes, however, exert a lot of bending force on the top, down, and seat tubes, which is why they are built to be considerably heavier. As such, that frame style really isn't a great candidate to be made from bamboo.

Lol the disrespect to the ratchet is real

Actually, the process of heat treating, if done properly, should prevent cracking. It make the bamboo stiffer, stronger, and lighter, and the fibers bind together which stops it from cracking.

I have a dead bamboo stick that I use for walking, and it's probably too late to heat treat it. Is the heat treating process supposed to prevent rotting?

You may not know the answer to this, but is it possible to create a bamboo bike with a "ladies" style frame? Will that detract from the durability of it?

So the skin is burned off? Or is it that is colored? Thanks for the nice video by the way.

This is called Tempering bamboo. This process will actually make the outer shell of the bamboo stronger and reduce the chance of splitting. Over Heating the bamboo while in the temper process will result in turning the sugars brittle and most likely result in the bamboo splitting instantly. This is a process used in bamboo fly-rod construction.

I'm not sure about using a kiln. I think the process isn't just about drying, but also about cooking the sap.

You can put slight curves in the bamboo if you cure one side all the way before turning.

What about the inside? If the inside is not cured, wont bugs be attracted to it?

I want to do this to a kiseru. The bamboo part is very thin. I want it to be darker but definitely dont want fumes in my pipe. Bad idea?

Is it possible to make crochet hooks with bamboo. I have so much bamboo in my yard. There it has to be something I would enjoy making with it

seem this is for visual effects only in interior untouched. Have done real heat treatment in a kiln with 230C temp. Bamboo became very durable, have been buried in tropical soil for several years. However, brittle and not suited for bike use.

@ntunnacl Ive never even attempted this before, but I have a whole bunch of wild bamboo in my backyard and i want to make a bow. Would this whole treatment thing work for that?

Thanks, it was within reach.

This is definitely not just for visual effect. The same bamboo untreated dried and cracked. The pieces I treated, including those in this video, still look brand new after being ridden for 3 years. The cooking of the resins is an important chemical process for the bamboo to be durable.

Yo can anyone tell me can this heat treatment help reduce/remove "volatile organic compounds" . I read a post about the bamboo releasing these substances when not processed properly. And how are the bamboos processed? can i just go pick up a dead bamboo , heat treat it and use it for furnitures? or theres a need in much complicated processing?

Good work

I don't know, I haven't looked into doing any curves. Beauflaherty says you can, but I haven't tried it.

I was treating the bamboo to make a bike. The bike can be seen on my blog.

I've heard it said that the word "bamboo" is onomatopoeia for what happens if you heat up bamboo without taking into account the trapped air and moisture within each section. Boom!!

@antoniohuertas6345

5 жыл бұрын

Trader. I can hear a lot of explosion every time a fire reach a bamboos forest.

@zakiuz I used an article on instructables for the inspiration, and I have a blog called whambamboo which shows the build.

How do ubtreat a bamboo pole??

Hey! What type of bamboo we need to use?? And apart from that is it mandatory to use fresh bamboo(like just cut. Not very time ago).??? We can't take bamboo that is cut off like months ago.. Right?? Please reply as soon as possible

@ntunnacl

9 жыл бұрын

ketul patel For this process you really need fresh cut bamboo. Otherwise, the bamboo can already have cracks from drying improperly.

@ketulpatelwonderkid

8 жыл бұрын

thanks man. do you got any other way to make bamboo weather resistant apart from heat treating?

Zachary - I'm not sure about that. A previous commenter is convinced the holes aren't necessary.

If you’re heat curing a really long bamboo pole, say 12’, could you just poke or drill a small hole in the sidewall of each culm to prevent it from popping?

@ntunnacl

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jesse, I am sure that would work. You just need to make sure the air pressure can escape, and then the cavity can refill with air when the piece cools so you don't create a vacuum.

@jesseaharris

4 жыл бұрын

ntunnacl did you use any other method of drying, curing, treating, or sealing the bamboo in addition to the heat curing?

@ntunnacl

4 жыл бұрын

@@jesseaharris after the blowtorch method for curing, and after final assembly was complete, I did a thinned epoxy coating

@jesseaharris

4 жыл бұрын

ntunnacl cool. Thanks a lot man!

Wonder what he uses for a socket wrench?

@TheRoundHound

4 жыл бұрын

a hammer of course

A blow torch give a neat looking finish, but a heat gun is a good idea. More controlled.

I probably don't need to comment but I have a nice piece for a flute I want to make. This would be a curing process but it stills needs to dry.Better to use ,like a grill where you can heat the thing evenly. When it has been heated rub the resins down and let dry. I think the torch is too hot and superficial. The wholes help with a more even heat expansion.,inside the bamboo I would think.

nice hammer

the right too for the right job.

I didn't get any cracking. The process actually prevents cracking because it cooks the sugars in the bamboo, and binds the fibers.

@phyllisunigwe2740

7 жыл бұрын

can you educate me on step bu step curing of bamboo without the heat equipmet .cant it be boiled?

Nice Idea... I also Treat Bamboo with Heat... And Show How to make Bamboo Darker I hope you like it Thanks

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It does explode violently when burned in a fire pit. Maybe that is where this train of thought developed.

Oh ok that's pretty cool.

Man, upload more videos if you got.

The amount of fuel is pretty minimal, but yeah, I could have done it more efficiently.

damn, if i had known this earlier, i didnt have to sandpaper it and applied shellac. do troublesome

It is best if the bamboo is fresh and green when you start. If it dries first, there is a good chance that it will have already developed small cracks.

GOOD THING YOU HAVE OPEN AIR. GREEN BAMBOO RELEASES TOXIC FUMES, WHEN BURNED. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, DONT RING A CAMPFIRE W STONES FROM RIVERS & CREEK'S, AS THERE MAY BE AIR POCKET'S CAUSING AN EXPLOSION , ALSO WHEN HEATED. T.W.I.H.

@HamguyBacon

5 жыл бұрын

No such thing as toxic bamboo, the danger is the expanding gas can explode so you need to cut it.

What's the point of this?

Garden variety :)

Pretty

most people would own a hammer before a ratchet.

Almost have bamboo briquette handlebars there.

It looks like it is split

He has the same hammer I do.

Nice hammer...

if you try bending it it will break

hard to take someone serious who uses a ratchet as a hammer

@davidrichardson4008

Жыл бұрын

I just watched a bamboo fence video where the guy tapped in a board with his level.

Whatever is handy - pliers, teeth...

Man...you are just one moment of distraction from adding roasted weanies to the mix.

There is nothing inherently bad about volatile organic compounds. They are responsible for the lovely woody smell that bamboo has. For best results, make sure you start with fresh green bamboo, not dried. If you are going to take really good care of your furniture, then heat treating can be enough. You can also stain or epoxy after, which will add durability. Good luck and have fun!

now, from what I see, you are 'scorching' ..not 'heat treating' it, as actual 'heat treated wood' takes up to 2 hrs.

@shanehunt7553

4 жыл бұрын

Still using heat there for heat treating....dumbass

heat gun is too weak, even at 2200w

Buy a fucking hammer . . . dude.

@tracyfoor4336

5 жыл бұрын

Oh to hell with it just use a bigger ratchey man. 😆

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using a ratchet as a hammer screams "hi,im from the millennium generation",too lazy to actually get the right tools to do something so ill use and break whatever is at arms reach,then worry about it later. then ill take said item back,saying its defective and bitch when the store wont allow you to return it.heres an idea,if your going to do a video,take 2 minutes and PREPARE ,go get what you need first,then record or you look like a unprepared newb

@heavycurrent7462

5 жыл бұрын

Why are you so butthurt

Zachary - I'm not sure about that. A previous commenter is convinced the holes aren't necessary.