[bolger] Re: Bamboo spars

Bill,

You've probably already been directed to the cheap pages, which has info and
some suppliers for bamboo.

Cheers,
Chuck.

I used bamboo spars on a 113 sq. ft balanced lug rig. They were
about 2" at the thickest points, tapering to about 1 1/4". Longest one
is about 12 ft. (The mast is fiberglass) They have worked fine, but I
harvested them myself, so don't' know where to purchase them. Finding
perfectly straight "wild" bamboo is a challenge. It's possible to
compensate some what for curves with the sail ties.
Good luck. If you find some for sale, let us know.
djb

William D> Jochems wrote:

> Dear Bolgeristas, Do any of you have experience with bamboo
> spars-booms, gaffs or yards? I assume bamboo could be lighter and as
> strong as comparably sized solid or hollow douglas fir spars and I
> would like to experiment with it-in lengths up to 15 feet and
> diameters to 3 1/2 inches. What varieties are best? Who sells
> it?Thanks, Bill Jochems
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check out Craig O'Donnell's "cheap pages" - he went through a bamboo phase a couple of years ago..

Don Hodges

----- Original Message -----
From:William D> Jochems
To:Bolger
Sent:Sunday, October 03, 1999 8:55 AM
Subject:[bolger] Bamboo spars

Dear Bolgeristas,
Do any of you have experience with bamboo spars-booms, gaffs or yards? I assume bamboo could be lighter and as strong as comparably sized solid or hollow douglas fir spars and I would like to experiment with it-in lengths up to 15 feet and diameters to 3 1/2 inches. What varieties are best? Who sells it?
Thanks, Bill Jochems
eGroups.com home:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger
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Dear Bolgeristas,

Do any of you have experience with bamboo spars-booms, gaffs or yards? I assume bamboo could be lighter and as strong as comparably sized solid or hollow douglas fir spars and I would like to experiment with it-in lengths up to 15 feet and diameters to 3 1/2 inches. What varieties are best? Who sells it?

Thanks, Bill Jochems