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I have used solid bamboo floring for a few handles. They came out really nice. I liked the darker colors better than the light colored ones. I used some bamboo chop sticks as pins. Some of the darker boards are colored by heating and carbonizing the wood, the nice thing about this method is that the wood is darkened through out the whole piece, not just the surface. Glues up fine with epoxy. I sanded the scales to 600 grit and used Watco Danish oil to seal it.
I got some at a place that specialized in bamboo flooring. They gave me some free samples that were from broken packages or had some damaged areas (but big enough for scales) . The local Costco had some solid flooring for ~$45/box. It make alot of handles.
I read somewhere that the bamboo that they use for harvesting has a 5 year growth period before it is harvested for use.
It is a material that I will keep using.
Ric Lee
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