zubambu
15th August 2007, 10:48 AM
Hi everybody,
This is the first time we post a question on this forum.
We are 2 people making bamboo furniture in Guatemala and we learned our technique from a taiwanese man but we are still looking for new ways to make our work better.
So our first question is this :
How do you connect at the same height two bamboo of the same size ( 3" ) in a 90 degree corner junction with a 4" bamboo pole ?
( here's a picture of an example, look at the top corner of the canopy bed)
Our second question : We would like to know how to make "ready to assemble furniture" so that they can be put together and taken appart several times. For example a bed that we want to move from one show room to another. Is it necessary to use wood inserts to assure the strength ?
We saw the "bamboo bench making workshop" by Martin Coto and the joint detail of Mark Mortimer's Bambusero. We are already familiar with these techniques as well as the pegs but this is not what we are looking for.
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.
Mao & Kike
Zubambu, Guatemala
This is the first time we post a question on this forum.
We are 2 people making bamboo furniture in Guatemala and we learned our technique from a taiwanese man but we are still looking for new ways to make our work better.
So our first question is this :
How do you connect at the same height two bamboo of the same size ( 3" ) in a 90 degree corner junction with a 4" bamboo pole ?
( here's a picture of an example, look at the top corner of the canopy bed)
Our second question : We would like to know how to make "ready to assemble furniture" so that they can be put together and taken appart several times. For example a bed that we want to move from one show room to another. Is it necessary to use wood inserts to assure the strength ?
We saw the "bamboo bench making workshop" by Martin Coto and the joint detail of Mark Mortimer's Bambusero. We are already familiar with these techniques as well as the pegs but this is not what we are looking for.
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.
Mao & Kike
Zubambu, Guatemala