Replying to Bamboo skis?
i was thinking the other day and it hit me like a ton of bricks. it would be totally sick if there were skis with bamboo cores. as far as i know only liberty has made them with bamboo sidewalls but i might be wrong. anyways if you think im crazy heres some facts about bamboo.
it is harder than maple or oak and has much greater dimensional stability than either of these hardwoods. it doesnt shrink or expand as much as wood. the amount of pulling force it can withstand before breaking is greater than steels. its compressive strength is comparable to concrete and its weight to strength ratio is greater than graphite.
bamboo grows wicked fast. it has been clocked at growing 2 inches an hour! this means it can be harvested much faster than trees. also its a grass so it can be harvested without killing it. the plant will send up more and bigger stalks the next growth cycle.
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