If you grow bamboo, there are times when young immature bamboo is a bi-product of maintenance. It is usually returned to the grove as mulch, but could be used...
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mark meckes
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Jun 4, 2001 2:44 am
The grove edge of Phyllostachys heteroclada (syn purpurata) `Solidstem' was going to be excavated, and the shoots were only 4-6 weeks old. It seemed a shame to...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 4, 2001 4:19 am
I bought this beautiful (tuned) instrument from Stan Skov in 1996. He calls them `Lebaphones'in honour of a friend. This one is made from Phyllostachys...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:11 am
For want of a better word, this gizmo goes `clickety click,' when shaken up and down. When it is turned from side to side, it makes a sound...I can't describe ...
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sno
sno@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:40 am
In the general class of instruments called bamboosaphones...??....steve...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 9, 2001 5:12 pm
An interesting project would be to make a list of given and suggested names for bamboo musical instruments. This might be able to be set up on the Database ...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 9, 2001 8:35 pm
Phyllostachys nuda is the most cold tolerant of the `timber' bamboos, performing slightly better then other Phyllostacys spp in the severest of conditions. ...
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Thebzplace@...
Jun 13, 2001 3:45 am
Dear Folks: I've just spent some time looking over the archives to this list which I read about in the ABS Bamboo magazine I just received a couple of days...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 13, 2001 4:32 am
(Hi Pat, and welcome aboard bamboocrafts!!) Here's a pic of the first stages of making a bamboo fence out of old Phyllostachys mostly aureosulcata/nuda poles,...
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Mark Meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 13, 2001 6:34 am
Hi Pat, and thanks for writing in! ... Oh no, no, "We're all busy... making things"!!! ... There are countless ways to cure a culm... The answers (and...
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Thebzplace@...
Jun 13, 2001 10:29 am
Dear Mark: Actually, when we cut the fence poles off for the right height, I had my husband cut a few "circles" of the leftovers for the birds. We used the...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 13, 2001 6:13 pm
Hi Pat, Yes, I remember seeing pics of bird chew toys of varying sizes for particular groups of birds, in a magazine. I think most were made of wood, rawhide...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 14, 2001 8:27 am
There are moments... This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of your bamboocrafts group. File...
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welovebamboo@...
Jun 14, 2001 2:58 pm
Carole and Mark Hi ! Just to let you know that a couple of cardinals are building a nest in the thorn tree by our back patio and that mama bird seems to be...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 15, 2001 6:05 am
Hi Carolyn and Carlos! I look forward to seeing you later this summer. I had mentioned to you, Carolyn, about the possibility of assembling strips of bamboo,...
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Cal Hashimoto
bambooda@...
Jun 15, 2001 8:34 am
Hello Mark, On bamboo varieties that have a lot of wax I found that it is necessary to use a propane torch to heat the culm until the wax comes to the surface...
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Thebzplace@...
Jun 15, 2001 10:09 am
Dear Folks: Just an interesting observation for all of you. Last night I went to a "Pampered Chef" party, a first for me, and this company has a Bamboo...
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Jim and Joyce Charbon...
jandjc@...
Jun 15, 2001 9:23 pm
I hope some of you were able to catch Nova's Secrets of Lost Empires 1999 repeat of the segment about the scholars and structural engineers rebuilding the...
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Darrel DeBoer
Darrel2@...
Jun 15, 2001 10:15 pm
Does anyone have references to bamboo kites? Some students at Humbolt State Univ. in Northern California want to know: Subj: Tools? Date: 06/15/2001 11:48:05...
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Carole Malone
bamboo@...
Jun 16, 2001 12:40 am
... this is an email from Terry Crumper whose email address is no longer valid: KiteMakers' Bill Lockhart & Betty Street, put on a Kite Retreat once a year...
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Derick Calderon
entre16@...
Jun 16, 2001 1:08 am
In Guatemala there are no Master kite builders per se but the Indians of Sacatepequez every year have an event at which they fly kites made of bambu and paper...
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Carole Malone
bamboo@...
Jun 16, 2001 3:40 am
In 1995, I read a wonderful book called FUN WITH KITES by John and Kate Dyson and made the follow notes: Kite Information The actual size of the kite is...
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Rob & Kat
kreese@...
Jun 16, 2001 6:59 am
Split bamboo is great for some applications in kites, I have used it in many, but you must be prepared to spend a lot of time and care dealing with the taper...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 16, 2001 6:25 pm
This sounds like a neat way to have a bamboo craft party, with bamboo product demonstrations and projects/kits etc etc. It was just explained to me, how these...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 17, 2001 9:11 am
I cut out some 4-6" (10-15cm) turtles and lizard like creatures out of chunky Phyllostachys sp with a scroll saw, and quickly etched designs on them using the...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 17, 2001 8:24 pm
We laughed so hard, that, years later...I still get a good chuckle, when I think of the time that... Some friends stopped by after a late night work shift, and...
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Carole Malone
bamboo@...
Jun 18, 2001 2:38 am
I've invested in a Dust Bee Gone mask and am actually quite pleased with using it. The phone number where you can call to order one direct from the creator, is...
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Darrel DeBoer
Darrel2@...
Jun 18, 2001 4:43 am
... I'd go to Hida Tools in Berkeley http://www.hidatool.com/ If you check out their website, you'll see a very blurry picture (that includes me)of the...
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shishi@...
Jun 18, 2001 9:31 pm
hi all somewhat along the lines here, i am seeking an "aeolian wind flute" i have seen in the past, plans for a 1 and 2 tone bamboo attachment for kites to...
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mark meckes
mjmeckes@...
Jun 18, 2001 11:14 pm
Hi Harry, An incredible resource that has information about bamboo musical instruments and all kinds of instruments is at Experimental Musical Instruments. ...
