Abstract: Provided is a node diaphragm scraping and sorting device for a bamboo split, which is configured to scrape node diaphragms of the bamboo splits and to sequentially sort the bamboo inner layers and bamboo outer layers of the bamboo splits towards the same direction. The device includes a scraping device, a sorting device and a clamping and conveying device which are arranged from front to back along an axis. The scraping device includes a conical cylinder, two pressing semi-rings, and a scraping ring. The sorting device includes an e-shaped sleeve composed of an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, and two shifting forks located at both ends of the sleeve. The clamping and conveying device includes an inner ring moving on the axis, two clamping semi-rings and a conveying power device. The structure, function and technical parameters of each branch device are also introduced in detail.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for manufacturing outdoor bamboo flooring may include steps of: (i) cutting one or more pieces of bamboo lumbers into a predetermined length; (ii) splitting and defibering the bamboo lumbers into reticular fiber bundles; (iii) conducting a high-temperature treatment to dry the bamboo lumbers in step (ii), immersing them with glues, and then conducting a second drying; (iv) performing pressing and curing on the bamboo lumbers treated in step (iii); and (v) cutting the bamboo lumbers in step (iv) into a predetermined of pieces.

Abstract: A pure bamboo fiber mattress and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: trimming and cleaning bamboo; sawing; splitting; slicing the bamboo strips; knitting; softening; directional fiber opening; dry cleaning, drying and removing dust; stacking; sewing and packing. The pure bamboo fiber mattress includes a surface layer, a transition layer, a core layer, another transition layer and another surface layer that are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. The surface layer includes 3-5 layers of first bamboo mesh fabric laid one on top of another. The transition layer includes 3-8 layers of second bamboo mesh fabric laid one on top of another. The core layer includes 3-8 layers of third bamboo mesh fabric laid one on top of another. The first bamboo mesh fabric, the second bamboo mesh fabric and the third bamboo mesh fabric are made of bamboo fibers.

Abstract: A fishing rod that includes an elongated, tapered rod blank at least a portion of which is quadrilateral in cross section, the quadrilateral portion of the rod blank diminishing in cross-sectional area toward a tip end of the rod blank, the quadrilateral portion of the rod blank comprising a sandwich-structured composite of a core disposed between facings, the core less dense than the facings, the quadrilateral portion of rod blank less stiff in a casting direction than transverse to the casting direction; fishing line guides mounted at intervals along the length of the rod blank; a reel seat mounted at the base end of the rod blank; and a handle mounted at the base end of the rod blank adjacent to the reel seat.

Abstract: A disclosed press 100 may flatten halved bamboo stalks or other workpieces without loss of volume or splintering. In a first mechanical movement executed by a pushrod drive train 300, a plurality of spreader bar assemblies 370 press upon the centerline of a workpiece such that the workpiece does not move off of a work surface but is yet not over crushed. Each spreader bar assembly may comprise two spreader bars 350 hingedly attached to a pushrod 345. The lower end of the pushrod and proximal ends 363 of the spreader bars pin down the workpiece. In a second mechanical movement executed by a crusher bar drive train 400, the distal ends of the spreader bars are moved outwardly and spread apart the curved walls of the workpiece. In the last phases of a second movement, planar track plates 440 press downwardly upon the workpiece.

Abstract: Transaction and identification cards formed from raw bamboo assemblies including one or more raw bamboo layers optionally adhered to a paper backer. In one embodiment, a single raw bamboo assembly is adhered to a base or core substrate. Optionally, a second bamboo assembly is coupled to the first bamboo assembly, with or without a core layer sandwiched in between the bamboo assemblies, such that the card's top face includes a first bamboo layer and the card's bottom face includes a second bamboo layer. One or more image or graphic layers are then either printed directly onto the raw bamboo layer or laminated thereto. Optional protective substrates, films, or coatings are applied to or over the bamboo assembly to protect by sandwiching the one or more ink or printed layers between the protective layer and the raw bamboo layers.

Abstract: A fishing rod that includes an elongated, tapered rod blank at least a portion of which is quadrilateral in cross section, the quadrilateral portion of the rod blank diminishing in cross-sectional area toward a tip end of the rod blank, the quadrilateral portion of the rod blank comprising a sandwich-structured composite of a core disposed between facings, the core less dense than the facings, the quadrilateral portion of rod blank less stiff in a casting direction than transverse to the casting direction; fishing line guides mounted at intervals along the length of the rod blank; a reel seat mounted at the base end of the rod blank; and a handle mounted at the base end of the rod blank adjacent to the reel seat.

Abstract: A system and method of selectively coupling structural elements via at least one of: frictional engagement, chemical bonding, structural attachment techniques and/or other known and/or convenient coupling mechanism and/or methods. In some embodiments, wrapping elements can be introduced to standardize the dimensions of the ends of naturally occurring structural members, such as bamboo, to aid in construction.

Abstract: A method of providing a case for an information handling system includes placing a first fiber layer into a form, where the first fiber layer is prepregnated with a matrix material, applying a bonding material to the first fiber layer, placing a bamboo layer into the form on top of the first fiber layer, wherein the bamboo layer is prepregnated with the matrix material, applying the bonding material to the bamboo layer, placing a second fiber layer into the form on top of the bamboo layer, wherein the second fiber layer is prepregnated with the matrix material, and curing the contents of the form a portion of the case.

Abstract: A method of processing bamboo to produce bamboo composite blocks for use in a wood frame. The method includes forming rectangular bamboo stickers, wherein a rectangular bamboo sticker comprises of consistent dimensions as to at least one other of the rectangular bamboo stickers, steaming the rectangular bamboo stickers, kiln drying the rectangular bamboo stickers, and acclimatizing the rectangular bamboo stickers. The method also includes assembling the rectangular bamboo stickers to form bamboo composite blocks, and hot pressing the bamboo composite blocks.

Abstract: A bamboo scrimber includes a plurality of pressure-pressed bamboo strips impregnated with an adhesive and modified through heat-treatment. Each of the bamboo strips is formed with a plurality of slots penetrating through the bamboo strip substantially in a direction of thickness defined by the bamboo strip. A substantially longitudinal direction defined by the slots is substantially consistent with a substantially longitudinal direction defined by fibers of the bamboo strip.

Abstract: An oriented bamboo strand board and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes: (a) cutting a bamboo stalk (4) into sections (6), and splitting each section (6) into 3-12 arc bamboo blanks (8) in the radial direction; (b) removing a outer surface part (10) and inner surface part (11) of the arc bamboo blank (8) by a thicknesser; (c) flaking the bamboo blank after removal of the outer surface part (10) and inner surface part (11) into bamboo flakes (14) with a thickness of 0.1-0.3 mm in the chordwise or substantially chordwise direction; (d) applying glue to the bamboo flakes (14) after drying, and orientedly spreading. The bamboo flakes have large width, break-resistance, good flatten characteristic and easy glue application, and the mechanical strength of produced oriented bamboo strand board is 1.5-1.6 times as much as that of the oriented bamboo strand board manufactured by radial flaking.

Abstract: A bamboo board of the present invention is produced by preparing a plurality of square tubular bodies fabricated by cutting a surface layer of tubes that form bamboo rods so that the cross sectional surfaces that are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the bamboo rods have two groups of two parallel facing surfaces, aligning the plurality of square tubular bodies parallel to one another, and gluing facing cut surfaces of the plurality of square tubular bodies in place by means of a first adhesive agent. The bamboo board is produced as a tube without splitting bamboo rods or cutting and shaping an arc-shaped bamboo material into a planar shape in a conventional method is a light-weight board having a sufficient strength, due to less deformation such as warping when using bamboo shaped into a planar configuration and use of a natural hollow structure of bamboo.

Abstract: A method of obtaining a multipurpose integrated building system made of bamboo includes the following steps: creating a stack of layers of strips of bamboo, a shape and volume of the stack being dependent on the shape and the volume desired for the building system; adding an adhesive; then pressing the stack. Elementary or complex building systems obtained using the method according to the invention are also disclosed. A disclosed method of manufacturing a bamboo strip involves the following steps: producing a longitudinal slit in a bamboo cane; softening the bamboo cane; opening and flattening the softened bamboo cane.

Abstract: Bamboo lacrosse shafts and methods for manufacturing bamboo lacrosse shafts are disclosed.

Abstract: A bamboo composite timber and method for making the same is presented. Bamboo slats are laid up into a preform in a mold and coated with a urethane adhesive. The slats are arranged in the preform in side-to-side, end-to-end and face-to-face orientation. The composite is subjected to elevated temperature and pressure in the mold until the adhesive cures, the temperature and pressure ensuring uniformity of the resulting timber and eliminating voids and the like internally. The slats may be arranged in any of numerous ways, including three directions of orthogonal relationships.

Abstract: The invention discloses one bamboo material embossing method, which includes following steps; a. Preparing material: bleached or carbonized bamboo material is cut into segments according to demand; b. Embossing: bamboo material cut in step a is placed into rolling mill and is conveyed at speed of 8-12 m/min when press roller of rolling mill is heated to 80-95° C.; pattern pressing is made at pressure of 5˜8 mpa; c. Stress releasing; bamboo material with embossing completed is placed for twelve hours for stress releasing; d. Varnish painting; varnish is painted for bamboo material with stress releasing completed. Through the method of the invention, woody texture can be produced on the surface of bamboo material and decoration material having elegant woody texture can be produced through using energy-saving and environmental-protection bamboo material. Furthermore, the method does not pollute environment and has low energy consumption and very low cost.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bamboo mats which also relates to the use of such bamboo mats including bamboo mats and products manufactured from such bamboo mats. This method is found to produce bamboo mats with an improved form-retention and durability compared to known bamboo mats made of strips obtained directly from the ‘wet’ bamboo stem. The bamboo mats can be used in interior construction, for instance for furniture or the covering of floors, walls and ceiling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making bamboo-surfaced layered Venetian blind slats having a curved cross-section comprising (1) selecting bamboo slices, the length of each is slightly longer than that of the slats to be made, the width of each is the total width of a plurality of the slats to be made; (2) selecting filling slices, the length and width of each are identical to those of the bamboo slices; (3) selecting adhesives and using the adhesives to adhere a bamboo slice, a filling slice, a bamboo slice in turn to form a layered slat piece; (4) placing the layered slat piece into a mold with a large surface area which corresponds in size from top to bottom with identical cycle in identical curved shape and is continuously formed, and curved plate with a large surface area is thus formed from compression; (5) cutting along the longitude of the curved plate with a large surface area to obtain bamboo-surfaced layered Venetian blind blank slats having a curved cross-section; (6) trimming the rem

Abstract: A silk product includes a hollow bamboo structure, a bamboo covering layer formed on outer surfaces of the hollow bamboo structure and a silk covering layer securely covering outer surfaces of the bamboo covering layer. With such a structure, the silk product is able to withhold load without any deformation.

Abstract: A process to manufacture a frame using renewable wood product(s) is described.

Abstract: A bat has a core section made from wood or grass material fibers artificially fused together and an outer section for substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The outer section has opposite bottom and top subsections and opposite side subsections, adhered to corresponding sides of the core section. The outer section can be made of bamboo strips. The bat also has an insert or plug made of a wood material. The insert or plug is disposed in a void provided in a distal end portion of the bat.

Abstract: A method for making an artificial rattan web, includes: (a) providing a guiding body having a curved surface, and a threading block that is disposed downstream of the guiding body and that is formed with a rattan hole and a thread hole; (b) passing an artificial rattan strip and a thread through the guiding body, and respectively through the rattan hole and the thread hole in the threading block; (c) weaving the artificial rattan strip and the thread; and (d) fusing together the artificial rattan strip and the thread at intersections thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bamboo based panel unit comprising a hunk bamboo bundle mat and an oriented bamboo fiber mat (OBFM). Series of dotted and/or linear shaped cracks are formed on the cylinder wall of a semicircular bamboo tube which is split and whose inner nodes are removed. The upper surface and the lower surface of the bamboo based panel unit comprise an outer layer and an inner layer of said bamboo, wherein, a waxy layer and a siliceous layer are removed respectively therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bamboo-based panel comprising a hunk bamboo bundle mat based panel and a bamboo fiber reinforced composite. The bamboo-based panel comprises several pieces of the hunk bamboo bundle mats or oriented bamboo fiber mats (OBFM) which are parallel or cross laid up with each other, the glue layer is arranged among them so as to make panels by gluing. The upper surface and the lower surface of said hunk bamboo bundle mat comprise the outer layer and inner layer of said bamboo, wherein, a waxy layer and a siliceous layer are respectively removed therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention provides ultra-thick bamboo/wood and solid wood composite panels, comprising core board, surface board and back board; said core board is composed of ultra-thick peeling veneers with the thickness of 6 to 12 mm, both said surface board and back board are made of bamboo or wood; said core board comprises several layers of said ultra-thick veneers, and the veneers of contiguous layer are assembled with parallel structure; glue layer is arranged between contiguous said veneers, the adhesive in the glue layer is the aqueous macromolecule isocyanate adhesive; said ultra-thick veneers of the core layer are the veneers with stress degradation treatment, i.e., punctate or line segment cracks are formed along the grain of said veneer loose side in each layer. The glue spread amounts of said composite panels are obviously less than that of the existing composite panels with the same thickness, and the composite panels are without warping or deformation.

Abstract: The invention provides a prestress structural material formed by reorganization with polygonal bamboo units and the manufacturing method for it, the manufacturing method includes manufacturing substrate of prestress structural material formed by reorganization with polygonal bamboo units, and the adding of reinforcement material.

Abstract: A bamboo scrimber includes a plurality of pressure-pressed bamboo strips impregnated with an adhesive and modified through heat-treatment. Each of the bamboo strips is formed with a plurality of slots penetrating through the bamboo strip substantially in a direction of thickness defined by the bamboo strip. A substantially longitudinal direction defined by the slots is substantially consistent with a substantially longitudinal direction defined by fibers of the bamboo strip.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a bamboo chair having a good load-carrying capacity and smooth shape and to provide a method of manufacturing the bamboo chair. The bamboo chair is sturdy, symmetrical and fashionable, has a center, a front, a rear and two sides and comprises multiple bamboo slats, a backrest, a seat, two legs and a base. The method of manufacturing a bamboo chair comprises steps of (A) preparing rough bamboo strips, (B) drying, (C) flattening, (D) finishing, (E) forming slat segments, (G) initial assembly, (I) interim assembly and (K) final assembly.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing elongate wooden handles for floor mops and the like comprises (a) splitting a green bamboo cane lengthwise and then spreading it into the shape of a sheet, (b) planing both surfaces of the sheet to give it a substantially uniform thickness, (c) cutting the bamboo sheet into an elongate section of selected width, (d) drying that bamboo section, (e) providing an assembly comprising a pair of dowels, at least one elongate core member, said bamboo sections and an adhesive, with the bamboo section wrapped around the dowels and the core member and the adhesive disposed between the bamboo section and the dowels and core member, (f) heating that assembly under pressure so the adhesive will bond the dowels and core member to the surrounding bamboo section and thereby form an elongate pole, and (g) turning the elongate pole to a selected outer diameter.

Abstract: Manufactured bamboo products and methods of making thereof are disclosed herein. The method may include providing a plurality of elongated bamboo strips, separating each elongated bamboo strip along its length into a plurality of bamboo lengthwise segments that remain attached, applying glue to each separated bamboo strip, loading the separated bamboo strips into a mold, and applying pressure to the separated bamboo strips in the mold to produce a manufactured bamboo product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bamboo manufacturing field, in particular, to a process for making a bamboo filament slab floor by opposite directional hot pressing. Aiming to overcome the defects that, while compressing, the existing bamboo filament slab floor at normal temperature under cold pressing is easy to rebound and expand, has low strength and weak resistance to abrasion and is easy to mildew while using for a long time, the present invention adopts shredding bamboo sheet, sizing treatment, molding bamboo filament and etc. procedures, characterized in that, a secondary drying procedure should be inserted between said sizing treatment and bamboo filament molding procedure; said sizing treatment should be implemented by soak sizing bamboo filament; said compressing includes opposite directional hot pressing of positive pressing and side pressing.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bamboo mats which also relates to the use of such bamboo mats including bamboo mats and products manufactured from such bamboo mats. This method is found to produce bamboo mats with an improved form-retention and durability compared to known bamboo mats made of strips obtained directly from the ‘wet’ bamboo stem. The bamboo mats can be used in interior construction, for instance for furniture or the covering of floors, walls and ceiling.

Abstract: A method of producing a virtually fireproof plywood from perennial grasses such as Arundo donax Ligneous, various bamboo strains, or a blend thereof, by first weaving the stalks of these plants into a mat and then layering these mats and binding each layer with any one of several commercial resins mixed with potash for the purpose of enhancing the board's fire retardant quality. The result is the formation of a finished product with structural board attributes and an exceptionally high flash point in relation to other manufactured board products made from forest materials.

Abstract: A flat bamboo element fabrication method for making flat bamboo elements by trimming prepared bamboo cane and cutting the trimmed bamboo cane into a number of bamboo bars of equal length and width and then delivering each bamboo bar through the gap in between the bottom ramming roller and upper ramming roller of a ramming machine for ramming into a flat bamboo element that has a crack pattern therein. In an alternate form, the upper ramming roller has parallel circular cutter blades for cutting each rammed flat bamboo bar into multiple flat bamboo elements.

Abstract: A method for making an artificial rattan web, includes: (a) providing a guiding body having a curved surface, and a threading block that is disposed downstream of the guiding body and that is formed with a rattan hole and a thread hole; (b) passing an artificial rattan strip and a thread through the guiding body, and respectively through the rattan hole and the thread hole in the threading block; (c) weaving the artificial rattan strip and the thread; and (d) fusing together the artificial rattan strip and the thread at intersections thereof.

Abstract: A structures and process incorporates the efficient use of the annularly shaped bamboo plant to make planar shaped slats or louvers. Structures include a double rank of bamboo strips, an offset series of bamboo strips, an optional interstitial support, a single rank of bamboo strips attached to a thin wood expanse, a double thin wood expanse sandwiching a single rank of bamboo strips and a double rank of trapezoidal shaped series of bamboo strips. Steps for production include cutting a bamboo culm into strips, introduction to water for relaxing, pressing, drying, shaping, and attaching the strips adjacent each other to create a formed slat, and performing finishing shaping of the formed slat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bamboo manufacturing field, in particular, to a process for making a bamboo filament slab floor by opposite directional hot pressing. Aiming to overcome the defects that, while compressing, the existing bamboo filament slab floor at normal temperature under cold pressing is easy to rebound and expand, has low strength and weak resistance to abrasion and is easy to mildew while using for a long time, the present invention adopts shredding bamboo sheet, sizing treatment, moulding bamboo filament and etc. procedures, characterized in that, a secondary drying procedure should be inserted between said sizing treatment and bamboo filament moulding procedure; said sizing treatment should be implemented by soak sizing bamboo filament; said compressing includes opposite directional hot pressing of positive pressing and side pressing.

Abstract: An improved support area for use with rattan furniture. The present invention provides a frame, a seat contact portion, and a back contact portion. In various embodiments, the chair includes a seat cushion that is supported by a seat support portion of the frame. The seat cushion is covered on its outside by a rattan outer layer that is attached to the seat support structure such that the rattan outer layer conforms to the shape of the seat cushion and the presence of the seat cushion is obscured by the rattan outer layer. In other embodiments, the back support portion may include a similarly configured back cushion. As a result, the present invention has the appearance and aesthetic appeal of a typical article of rattan furniture, having rattan seat and back surfaces, however the present invention provides a level of comfort that is not typically provided by rattan seat and/or back surfaces.

Abstract: A bamboo mat board element with a double-layered construction, a constant dimension, each of the elements is formed with a projecting tenon at each of two adjacent sides, respectively, and a concave mortise at each of the other two adjacent sides, respectively, for inter-tenoning the elements of the mat board, in which a surface layer of the mat board is obtained by matting a plurality of mat board stuffs having different orientations, shapes, and sizes, while each of the mat board stuffs is obtained by matting a plurality of lumbers having a parallel orientation, respectively, to form a plurality of patterns having parallel stripes by specially matting at the longitudinal section thickness of the lumbers. A method for producing the bamboo mat board at least comprises steps as follows: cutting step, boiling for blanching step, drying step, rough shaving, bottom layer pre-forming step, adhesive applying and pressing step, pattern selecting step, matting step, and refined shaving, etc.

Abstract: A method to prepare a terminal assembly for different varieties of bamboo, required to form a system of nodes useful in construction, with which points or ends of bamboo such that they can be joined together easily and with great precision; and so that the bamboo can be joined to any other type of material, incorporating it into all kinds of structural system.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of making pillows using rattan reeds. Novel methods of weaving such as DIKIN method of making lips of the pillows and “base-to-base” method in keeping the shapes and contours of the pillows are described. By using methods disclosed herewith, seamless pillows can be made in a simple manner.

Abstract: A method is used to make bamboo slats which are intended for use in making a blind. The method comprises a first step in which a bamboo stem is split into a plurality strips. The bamboo strips are barked, polished, and bleached before they are adhered side by side to form a base plate. A plurality of base plates are adhered in a stack to form a rectangular bamboo block having bamboo fibers which are arranged in an interlacing manner. The bamboo block is sliced into a plurality of bamboo slat, with each having bamboo fibers which are arranged in the interlacing manner.

Abstract: A process to treat bamboo comprises splitting a bamboo shoot lengthwise into at least two separate bamboo lengths, and removing any internal membranes and external nodes from the bamboo lengths. The split bamboo lengths are treated to remove substantially all sugars present in said lengths, following which they are dried to a moisture content of less than about 3%. The bamboo lengths are then rehumidified to a predetermined moisture content of greater than about 3%. Then, optionally, a first plurality of the bamboo lengths suitable to form a core for a laminated bamboo article may be uniformly sized, and a second plurality of the bamboo lengths suitable to form an outer surface for a laminated bamboo article may be uniformly sized. A core may then be formed with a uniform first plurality of the lengths by laminating the first plurality of lengths together, and at least one outer surface layer may be formed with a uniform second plurality of the lengths by laminating the second plurality of lengths together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-formed bamboo sheets or bars composed of bamboo materials having a reduced variation in fiber density. A bamboo is split in the peripheral direction into a plurality of long bamboo slices, then the long bamboo slices are subjected to heat mothproofing. The heat-mothproofed bamboo slices are separated under pressure into a plurality of extra-fine bamboo slivers and are coated with resin until one complete bamboo sheet or bar is obtained.

Abstract: A multi-layered composite building material is provided which allows effective utilization of forest resources by using so-called low quality materials such as small-diameter wood, old wood, pieces of wood produced as byproducts of lumbering, and/or bamboo. The material can meet various requirements and properties, and can be produced at a low cost. In a structural layer, an adhesive agent is applied to a plurality of finely split pieces which are formed by finely splitting a raw material such as wood or bamboo. The finely split pieces are arranging in parallel to a fiber direction. A shock/vibration-absorbing layer is formed by applying an adhesive agent to small pieces of wood and bamboo and the like. Structural layers and shock/vibration-absorbing layers are alternately arranged to provide a multi-layered structure. The structure is press-molded to a predetermined thickness and optionally heated such that the layers are adhered together to produce the composite multilayered material.

Abstract: Bamboo molding or trim is provided from the interior of bamboo culms. The bamboo is divided into pieces which may be laminated to form workpieces from which the molding or trim is formed. Selected cross-sections, spindles and other forms are provided. The bamboo may be treated for resistance to decay or to increase dimensional stability.

Abstract: A composite bamboo beam for use as a substitute for natural wood beams. Segments of bamboo stalk, either split or whole, are longitudinally aligned and randomly stacked. The bamboo segments are compressed and bonded together to form a cohesive bamboo composite structure from which beams of the desired dimension may be cut.

Abstract: A laminated material comprises a plurality of straight portions of vegetable stalks, each having an epidermis mainly of lignocellulose and a porous core. These vegetable stalks straight portions are impregnated with a thermal hardener solution of high-molecularizable liquid compound, resinified liquid, or mixtures thereof, arranged in parallel to form a layer of a sheet-like material, piling these sheet-like materials and pressing them to make these layers come to contact closely in flat condition. It is possible to make the directions of vegetable stalks in the sheet-like material different from the neighboring layers in order to strengthen a bending strength and other physical strength of the piled multi-layer laminated material, such as a pillar-like laminated material. Such pillar-like material is made by using a pair of pressing female mold and male mold, vegetable stalks being placed in the female mold and hot-pressed.

Abstract: A method for preventing cracks in bamboo canes subjected to drying comprises longitudinally cutting open the bamboo cane along its entire length, allowing the cut cane to dry to a desired residual moisture content, and sealing the resulting longitudinal gap by adhesively bonding into the longitudinal gap a multi-section filler strip. The longitudinal gap may be milled out to produce desired dimensioning and shaping. The strip may also be mechanically attached to the cane by clips, screws or dowels. The cane may be optionally chemically pretreated before drying.