Materials Research¶

We Do Bamboo - 1st Visit Report¶

Assessment of locally available bamboo species and dimensional manufacturing capabilities relevant to engineering and testing applications.

Species	Notes
Bambusa Vulgaris	Thicker culms, good flexibility, suitable for bending and applications requiring improved formability and strength
Dendrocalamus Asper	Larger diameter, thicker walls, higher stiffness and strength for more demanding applications

• Typical harvest age: ~6 years

Parameter	Typical	Maximum / Safe Limit	Notes
Length	Variable	Up to ~2.5 m	Dependent on culm height
Width	~18 mm	~25 mm	Species, age and culm dependent
Thickness	~8 mm	Thicker possible	Dependent on bamboo type

Capability	Description
Dimensional control	Mechanical sizing equipment used to reduce bamboo to specified dimensions
Width consistency	Constant width guaranteed within stated limits
Thickness consistency	Constant thickness guaranteed within stated limits
Repeatability	Dimensions repeatable across production batches

Item	Details
Sample provision	Samples available on request
Purpose	Independent testing, validation, and prototyping
Specification	Samples can be supplied to requested age and dimensions regardless of bamboo age or species

Specifications\: 1. Length - 615mm 2. Width - 18mm 3. Thickness - 8mm

Bamboo Sample Length

Bamboo Sample Width

Bamboo Sample Thickness

To better understand processes that We Do Bamboo undertake for sugar removal and bamboo drying.

Brief discussion with the technical lead - Salvatore Correddu.

Salvatore sent their research material on the 2 processes
![Process Summary]
We Do Bamboo to provide sample poles (2.5m) as follows; for each species, provide both wet and dry bamboo at both 4 and 6 years .

Bamboo is harvested during low-sugar seasons (January - March) and (June - October)
Borate based chemical treatment is then used on the poles
Bamboo is stored in a way that avoids soil contact to prevent termite and fungal attacks