WAY OF BENDING BAMBOO

[funvida]

While I was traveling with Oscar Hidalgo Lopez, he show us some experiment that he was doing with a mold of Wood; . You can see the pictures, above that I took from his new book, The Gift of The Gods.

Oscar Hidalgo explain the method of bending bamboo on his new book that he just gave me as a present.

I hope this information helps you all.


Thanks, Funvida from Colombia

[Mark Meckes]

Hi Funvida, and thanks for this info!
It was a great pleasure to meet Oscar in 2003, His book is a treasure.

Below is an outline of this section of the book:

BAMBOO - THE GIFT OF THE GODS - Oscar Hidalgo - Lopez
See book review by Dr Walter Liese (http://www.bamboocraft.net/forums/showthread.php?t=723)

Part 7 - Section 19 - Building Structures by deformation of culms

STRUCTURES GENERATED BY NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION OF LIVING CULMS

Pg 347
Structures generated by the natural flexibility of the culm.

Pg 348
Natural longitudinal deformations of culms.

Pg 349
Artificial longitudinal deformation and its application in the construction of three hinged arched structures.

Pg 350
Process of deformation of longitudinal arches.

Pg 351
Types of arches which can be made by deforming culms.

Pg 352
Experiment for making a bamboo Warren truss by deforming the web member

Pg 353
How to make square and rectangular bamboo

Pg 354
Manufacture and placement of the forms

Pg 355
Removing the forms and painting the culm