Bamboo plywood has character and color

Using bamboo plywood in your projects is a great way to save money, and you may just find that you are making a contribution to saving the environment as well. There are many schools of thought about bamboo, but the most prevalent idea about this wonderful new type of lumber is that it is truly a sustainable resource, with a much faster regeneration time than traditional timber. Bamboo also has a wonderful warm honey color that will add character to any room or project you choose to use it in. A look at some of the most important facts about bamboo as a wood product can help dispel some myths about this plant.

Bamboo flooring

Bamboo flooring has become very popular in recent years, in part because of the wonderful color of this interesting wood. But some people still cling to a misconception that a bamboo floor will transform your home into a south sea hut with a rough textured floor. In fact, bamboo flooring is made from bamboo veneer, and has as smooth a surface as any hardwood flooring product. Bamboo flooring is also very inexpensive, so in many cases you can do your floors for much less than it might cost with hardwoods, laminate flooring, or ceramic tiles.

Bamboo wood

Bamboo wood is manufactured by splitting this hollow plant and spreading it flat. Because it is made from a round plant to begin with, bamboo wood has wonderful shapes and colors in it, and will include highlights from surface flaws. The resultant wood is pressed flat, and joined together with natural, environmentally friendly glues. To make plywood from bamboo, several layers of this wood are pressed together.

Can bamboo save the world?

Because bamboo is a fast growing plant it is much more renewable than traditional softwood or hardwood trees; for example, a bamboo patch may regrow in just two to three years, while a replanted acre of cedar or cherry may take 20 years to be productive again. Because it grows back so fast bamboo wood is cheaper to harvest, and these savings are typically passed on to the person buying bamboo lumber or bamboo plywood.