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Bamboo is a versatile material used widely in rural areas for both functional and decorative crafts. It can be used for things like housing, furniture, and various household items. Bamboo crafts involve processes like curing, polishing, bending, splitting, drilling, and weaving the bamboo. Additional surface treatments may include bleaching, dyeing, and applying varnish or other finishes. Common materials used in bamboo crafts alongside bamboo itself include thread, nylon strips, wood glue, dye, paint, wax polish, and treatments like borax powder to protect the bamboo.

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Bamboo is a versatile material used widely in rural areas for both functional and decorative crafts. It can be used for things like housing, furniture, and various household items. Bamboo crafts involve processes like curing, polishing, bending, splitting, drilling, and weaving the bamboo. Additional surface treatments may include bleaching, dyeing, and applying varnish or other finishes. Common materials used in bamboo crafts alongside bamboo itself include thread, nylon strips, wood glue, dye, paint, wax polish, and treatments like borax powder to protect the bamboo.

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BAMBOO

CRAFT
Bamboo arts and crafts make use of
bamboo, which is a very versatile materials
and widely used for everyday resources
and products in rural areas. Bamboo is a
low-cost material that are durable and can
be used for everything from house building
to functional and decorative objects.
Bamboo is one of nature’s most
important substitutes for the
endangered rainforest hardwoods, its
versatility outmatches most tree
species. it is known to be a natural and
excellent raw material for
manufacturing strong sturdy furniture,
handicrafts, and novelty items.
Among some of the things in daily
use that are crafted from this
material are bamboo rice steamer,
chairs, stools, fountains, hats,
baskets, mats, and rugs, beds, cups,
bowls, pots, eating utensils,
chopsticks, fishing traps and rods,
boats, carts, musical instruments
such as flutes, and toys.
BASIC PROCESSES IN
BAMBOO CRAFTS
1. CURING—This is the treatment and
drying process. Bamboo need to be treated
and dried till they become yellow. This is
for longer use and to drive pests away.
2. POLISHING—This is removing the
glass fiber from the bamboo to allow it to
absorb dye colors and lacquer using a
scraping knife.
3. BENDING—This 4. SPLITTING—
This is a technique
is shaping the
when working with
bamboo to the bamboo that is often
desired form. This used in making
may be done by bamboo fences, wall
applying heat decoration,
furniture, etc.
5. DRILLING— 6. WEAVING—This
This is making a is a type of bamboo
craft in which two
hole on the
distinct sets of
bamboo by bamboo strips are
boring with a interlaced at normally
drill. right angles to form
an object.
7. SURFACE IMPROVEMENT.
A. Bleaching—This is a bamboo surface
treatment method that uses hydrogen peroxide
solution to remove traces of resin or wax.
B. Dyeing—This is a surface treatment method
that uses preferred color in vinegar after
bleaching.
C. FINISHING—This is done to improve the
finished quality of the bamboo products and to
bring out the best in surface appearance.
MATERIALS USED IN
BAMBOO CRAFTS
BAMBOO—This is the
essential raw material
for the craft. Bamboo
takes 5-6 years to attain
full maturity though
every year new shoots
arise from the base.
THREAD—Cotton or nylon
threads are used for
weaving. Cotton thread is
used in curtains to be used
in the interior doors and
windows, while nylon
thread is used in the
curtains for exterior use as
they are exposed to water
and sunlight.
NYLON STRIP
—This is used
as lining on the
curtain edges.
THIN COTTON THREADS
—These are used to
make small blinds.

WOOD GLUE—This is an
adhesive that is used to
bond pieces of wood
together.
VARNISH—This is applied
to bamboo to enhance its
natural color. Aside from
making the bamboo
shiny, varnish protects it
by providing a durable
surface that helps prevent
damage and keeps it in
good condition.
DYE—This is a colored substance that
chemically bonds to the surface on which
it is applied.
PAINT—This is any pigmented liquid that
converts to a solid film after being applied
to a surface in a thin layer, it is most
commonly used to protect, color, or
provide texture to bamboo products.
WAX POLISH—This is
applied to the bamboo to
make the product shiny.

BORAX AND BORIC


ACID POWDER—These
are used to treat the
plant in order to prevent
fungal and borer attacks.

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