"Mamba" wrote .
"Cshenk" wrote in message .

"franz frippl" wrote

We didnt get the place for several reasons bt one of them was the
warnings about how the stuff was softer than even the soft pine commonly
used
Can't comment on the material you saw being worked, but bamboo itself is a
very hard material. Most of the commercial flooring stuff is in line with
hardwoods when it comes to durability.

Worth metioning though so he knows now to check. No way to tell if it is
the same'material'

On a somewhat related note, I recall trying to help a neighbor remove some
unwanted bamboo growing from their back yard. The stalks were probably
3-4" in diameter, and I bounced a sharp axe head off them a few times
before I realized something much more substantial would be needed to get
rid of this stuff.

hehehe. May types and yes, it can be hard to get rid of.