Procuring high quality materials for customers is the lookout for most manufacturers and sellers. After all, offering valued clients products like flowing materials, cabinetry, boxes and the like made  of something suitable will definitely earn them appreciation, besides doing a great deal of good towards the environmental bit.

Why take to bamboo?

For those who are skeptical about hardwood plywood, the green and best alternative is bamboo plywood that can be used for worktops, cabinets, wall paneling, floors and several other purposes. In fact, it’s best to know from woodwork experts, builders and even homeowners who have invested their hard earned money on a product that’s gradually becoming the talk of the town. Now that the perspective has changed to a great deal, homeowners choosing a counter top ort builder for his next project, usually resorts to bamboo instead of the same old, natural wood.

So what exactly is bamboo plywood?

It won’t be wrong to mention that bamboo plywood comes from one of the most sustainable plants available on the planet. Even in low grade soil, the plantation can grow by leaps and bounds. Only after reaching maturity, the plants are cut and undergo a series of processes, before becoming ready to hit the market.

When the cutting period is over, the bamboo is extracted and the thin strips are aligned across a wide range of designs for being laminated or simply woven or compressed tightly under heat and pressure (the strand woven in this case). This will only help in making smooth sheets or panels.

Types of plywood

The availability of varied types of bamboo in large numbers doesn’t indicate all will be suitable for the making of plywood. The fast growing species called Moso bamboo us the ideal one that can be utilized in ways to construct items like natural and carbonized bamboo plywood. Depending on the manufacturing process, the plywood can be of multiple styles and colors. Usually, three factors come into play here- grain (the surface of the bamboo plywood- like vertical, horizontal, strand woven), color (usually blonde means natural, honey or brownish shade indicates carbonized and zebra or marbled means it’s tiger) and thickness (vvery thin sheets to thick panels are used).

Now that the world is gradually realizing the need for sustainability, a number of industries are also resorting to bamboo plywood for the making of vital products and even source materials for manufacturing of furniture. One must look at why the product has gained so much of attention in such a short span of time.

- It looks appealing and a variety of items can be constructed of it

- The manufacturing process is multi-layered, which only helps in providing stability and thereby increase its longevity

- The durability factor is good and milling is also easy, so that the cutting and shaping can be done easily.

- The sustainability and eco-friendly nature doesn’t require a second mention that has led to its becoming the greenest material in the world.

- Large number of unemployed people has now found a satisfactory job by working on bamboo plywood production and utilization, with few performing farming practices too.

- Not just meant for flooring, the color and thickens options maker the plant a versatile one and therefore ideal for homes and work alike.

Step to make bamboo plywood

However, making bamboo plywood for reasons too many doesn’t pinpoint at how it comes in the first place. In other words, veneer or bamboo plywood be made of cut pieces. But chipping is common at the time of sawing, so care should be taken to see there’s minimum wastage of time and also money. It will be worthwhile knowing the ways and means of keeping plywood intact:

Firstly, using a measuring tape and fine edges and lines on both the sides, the measurement shouldn’t be unequal or something to frown upon.

Secondly, the good side of the cutting line must be marked by blue painters tape. Remember to put the tape inside the cutting line and return while finishing work.

Thirdly, fencing the table saw is never a solution. Once the wood is clamped, cut along the line but continuously. But if you stop it altogether, wood surfaces are bound to chip.