Bamboo work; comprising the construction of furniture, household fitments, and other articles in bamboo

About this book

A practical workshop manual for home makers and craftspeople, it explains how bamboo can be made into furniture, household fittings, and other useful articles. For bends that must leave the cane unmarked, Hasluck recommends hot water or steam and emphasizes shaping the bamboo before it cools. In the cot instructions, rails are fitted into drilled uprights, then the glued frame is tightened with twisted strings while it sets. The window-blind section also covers frames designed around ready-made Japanese lattice panels, whose fixed sizes determine the dimensions of the surrounding work.