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Strand woven
bamboo flooring is
comprised of continuous strands of bamboo that are milled from the "harry
bamboo" timbers. After the bamboo is harvested and cut to size, and
the large pieces removed for traditional bamboo flooring, the strands that
remain are then boiled in a processing solution to remove any sugars
and/or insects. By utilizing all of the bamboo from the stock, (100% of the
harvested bamboo), we have eliminated any waist, "this process is extremely
environmentally friendly". The next step is to kiln dry the strands to
a 6% moisture content. The stands are then glued and processed into
bales, or billets, which creates the woven effect. The bales are then placed
in a heavy metal casing trough and placed under extreme pressure.
They are then baked in an oven until hardened and dry. When they are
removed from the metal case the solid logs of bamboo are then sliced into
blanks and milled like traditional hardwood. The processing methods
used in this production results in the strand woven bamboo becoming two times harder than any traditional
bamboo flooring. |
