Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 09:11:15 -1000 From: jo10@cornell.edu (Joon-Ha Ok) Message-Id: Organization: Cornell University Subject: Bamboo Where can I buy good large diameter bamboo. Is there some mail order place? What are the prices like? I don't check this group often so could you send the reply to may E-Mail address. jo10@cornell.edu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: Rob Pratt Subject: Re: Bamboo? Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 07:12:53 -1000 Organization: Air Force Flight Test Center Message-ID: <31640315.4022@dis.wa.gov> Brian Johnsen wrote: > > In article <4jj7q6$sub@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, > RLoiseau wrote: > >I have been making ripstop and fiber glass fighters for a couple of years, > >but recently have been flying to a retro groove. I really want to > >experiment with some traditional materials. Does anyone know where to > >fing good quality Bamboo? The only stuf I can find locally is garden > >stakes(quality is crap) and shiskabob skewers(too short, also crap) > >anyway, please let me know if anyone has a dealer. > > > >Robin Levick > >Transcendent Kites > >Bird man > > > >RLoiseau@aol.com(the bird) > >Transcendent kites Robin Levick At the Fort Worden Kite Makers confernce I took a class from J R Tolman, we made a bamboo framed kite from the ribs of a paper Umbrella that he pick up at a store in Chinatown. Apparently J R made a deal for the torn umbrellas and stripped the paper off and dismantled the kites. -- Rob Pratt RobP@dis.wa.gov "Fewer things are harder to put with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =