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Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Se=F1or_Popcor on July 30, 2007, 3:57 pm
++ wrote:
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> Seņor Popcorn-Coconut wrote:
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>> ++ wrote:
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>>> Construction manual (inSpanish) :
>>> http://www.bamboonursery.com/pdf_newsetup/h_11.pdf
>>>
>>> Eiffel Tower in bamboo, Indonesia, 1890:
>>> http://www.bamboonursery.com/construction.htm#
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>> I'm a fan of bamboo, such as for flooring for example.
>> It also grows fast.
>
>
> I'm a big fan of large grasses, worldwide. Not only is it a good
> renewable resource, some of the products are greener for florring thatn
> other materials.
>
>
> Bamboo and related materials are used for a large variety of building
> materials. Consider the use of chij grass for yurt building and
> decoration. Some of the woven Kirghiz mats rival oriental rugs in their
> complexity and symbolism, not to mention the kinds of natural colors
> used for dying the weavings, room dividers, mats for interiors of yurts,
> etc. Consider how adaptable grasses are to many climates as a building
> material.
>
> Sometime, for sheer gorgeous cames, take a peek at MOSO.
>
> Here is a general article on large grasses:
>
> http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph39.htm
Interesting... I'll have to check out the links. I also like the odd
piece made with stuff like rattan and similar (which can really warm up,
and humanize a place), and have recently become suddenly interested in
baskets and basket-weaves (for 3D modelling, too).
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