Hello and Welcome to bamboocrafts! This site was created as a forum for discussing aspects of bamboo that pertains to it's wonderful diversity and versatility...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Dec 29, 2000 5:58 pm
Does anyone know of a source (in the U.S.) for marionette parts/fixtures/and fittings ? I am also looking for source for quantity wing-nuts and thumb-screws. ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Dec 30, 2000 3:34 am
When sugar is heated to a certain temperature, it loses it's elasticity and becomes brittle. This is observed when boiling maple syrup to a temperature where...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:37 pm
Hello, I have been making bamboo marionettes with the intent that they can be used as spokesplants in plays to help promote bamboo as a valuable renewable...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Dec 31, 2000 8:33 am
... This is a very specialized process and must be done on green or slightly dried bamboo. The solid part at the nodes are first punched out with a steel bar. ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:12 pm
The surface texture of the inside of dried Phyllostachys aurea here in Texas is highly corrugated ...similar to to the rippled corrugation of cardboard boxes. ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:49 pm
... I have recently move to a new area, and the predominant species locally is Phyllostschys aurea. I have just returned from the hardware store with propane...
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djren28@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:27 am
Mark, thanks for all the posts. I am learning so much. I live in Florida and I don't even know the name of the Bamboo I have. I have always loved Bamboo and ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 3, 2001 6:54 pm
... Hi Donna, Thanks for sharing your experiences ! Bamboo is really in it's elements when it is used in the garden. I just can't imagine being without it in ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 3, 2001 8:26 pm
The hm/wrapping paper idea made me think of kites. Has anyone made kites using handmade(bamboo)paper ? Iv'e got the bamboo. I'll have to search for some kite...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 4, 2001 8:44 pm
The Art of the Japanese KITE by Tal Streeter ISBN 0-8348-0157-4 First edition 1974 This beautiful, well written book, is, as the author says `about kites I...
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Carole Malone
bamboo@...
Jan 5, 2001 1:11 am
This book is part of the collection of books which has been gathered by the late Herb Hillery, the founder of the Texas Bamboo Society....
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Jan 9, 2001 5:28 am
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Jan 9, 2001 5:42 am
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mark meckes
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Jan 9, 2001 5:47 am
Bamboo marionettes are lots of fun They can be a challange to make because they seem to develop a mind of their own , often becoming something different, or...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 11, 2001 6:15 pm
Hello! We have bamboo workshops that also include children 5 years and older. For almost all, this is their first time ever of working with bamboo. Children...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 13, 2001 8:42 pm
Re:Publication - Making Aquatic Weeds Useful: Some Perspectives for Developing Countries - National Academy of Sciences On Phragmites... `Phragmites is rich in...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 14, 2001 4:53 pm
An ice-storm the occured in South-central US early in Jan caused considerable damage to Phyllostachys aurea. Here in Austin Texas, our grove suffered by the ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 17, 2001 5:23 pm
While treking through the jungles of Papua New Guinea during the early 1970's, we would often set up camp in clearings that were abandoned gardens returning to...
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Derick Calderon
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Jan 18, 2001 1:40 pm
We have the offer of INTECAP to give us full support for a 6 month course in Bambu Handycrafts on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. a minimum 15 people must...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 19, 2001 9:33 am
Hello Derick, It's great to hear of your upcoming projects in Guatemala! Developing bambu-crafts instructional courses is a crucial step to demonstrate and to...
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Carole Malone
bamboo@...
Jan 19, 2001 1:29 pm
Derrick Would you tell us more about INTECAP? Carole Malone...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 19, 2001 7:07 pm
I would like to know if any one can provide information of organizations etc that provide funding, and how much, to help develop the bamboo arts and craft...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 19, 2001 9:13 pm
Product - Design, Procedure and Productivity are important in several ways: There is a need to make the product unique. Design gives your work a signature,...
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Derick Calderon
entre16@...
Jan 26, 2001 11:59 am
Dear Mark : I see that you continue to be interested in HandyCrafts. That you wish to generate Commercially viable bambu products and that you have or are...
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Derick Calderon
entre16@...
Jan 26, 2001 12:42 pm
Dear Carole : The INTECAP is El Instituto de Capacitacion y Productividad a private sustained institution by the private sector in Guatemala.In regards to...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 30, 2001 5:15 pm
Hello Derick, There's a saying that `anyone can grow tomatoes, it's much harder to sell them, and get a premium price' This also applies to developing markets...
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Derick Calderon
entre16@...
Jan 30, 2001 10:46 pm
Dear Mark: as you say things are that way in human nature. However if we look at Bambu within the crafts idea , there is really not very much you can do with...
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Derick Calderon
entre16@...
Jan 31, 2001 12:52 am
Dear Mark: I wonder if you have Guadua Angustifolia . The your shoots about 2 years old 1-1/2 inch in diameter are almost closed like the Dendrocalamus ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jan 31, 2001 7:05 pm
Steve and all, There are many items that a co-op could make that would suit the tourist industry. Together, with the neccessary tools, workspace and bamboo,...
