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Transforming a hollow bamboo stem into a high quality MOSO® product – how is it done? With nearly 20 years of experience in the bamboo industry, MOSO® manages the production process to perfection.
After four to five years, bamboo stems are ready for harvest. Tropical hardwoods take many many years to reach maturity, making bamboo a far better ecological choice. After harvesting, the bamboo stems are split lengthwise into strips, and the outer skin (bark) is removed. By nature, the strips are a light yellow color, but can they be steamed to a light brown color (caramel) if desired.
After treating and drying, the strips are ready to be joined in several ways to make the final product.
After drying, strips are assembled in many different ways, producing end products with various looks.
Bamboo strips are positioned horizontally and glued together. This creates an elegant line pattern with the characteristic bamboo nodes clearly visible.
Bamboo strips are positioned vertically and glued together. This creates a narrow line pattern with the bamboo nodes visible in a subtle way.
Here the bamboo strips are pressed and glued under extremely high pressure. This compression increases the density from 43.7 lbs/ft3 (700kg/m3) to more than 71.79 lbs/ft3 (1150kg/m3) which makes the final product much harder. The look of High Density® bamboo is unique. It largely resembles wood with the typical “flames,” and the bamboo nodes are only slightly visible.
The bamboo stem is flattened to create the top layer of a solid bamboo board. The result is a very strong and hard floor with the unique, original look of the bamboo stem.
Bamboo strips are connected using a flexible latex or fabric backing. Both 0.7″ (17 mm) wide solid strips and 2″ (50 mm) wide veneered strips can be used.
Are you considering bamboo and need some advice to discover which product is the best fit?
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with our MOSO® Bamboo experts.
René Zaal
Director of MOSO International B.V., the Netherlands
