How to cut bamboo

Bamboo — a great finishing material. Blind from the stems of this plant not only separates the hallway from the room or the kitchen, but will make her more comfortable. Recently in Vogue bamboo Wallpaper. They represent the straps, glued to the fabric. This material little subject to the vagaries of the weather, so they can decorate both the inner and outer walls. But the bamboo is very hard, so cutting it with the observance of certain rules.

You will need

• - hacksaw or jigsaw;
• - trunks of bamboo;
• - bamboo Wallpaper;
• - a sharp knife;
• - charcoal;
• - alcohol.

Instruction

1. Bamboo of the desired size can be grown in your summer cottage or even at home. It grows very quickly. So there is no fear that for the sake of new furniture or bamboo blinds, you will destroy a rare plant. It is sufficient to put once. If you do not take measures to counteract the growth of roots, then in a few years your garden will be full filled with bamboo. It will suffice for a variety of crafts, down to the furniture.
2. Bamboo of a certain height can be grown at once. Wait until it grows to the desired length. Under favorable conditions this will happen very quickly, and in the first year the stem is soft. Crop it can be an ordinary sharp knife. Cut off the top about 5 cm above the last buds. Bamboo will grow lateral leaves, which also can be used for crafts. Knife before the operation is best to wipe with alcohol or vodka. The cut from a living bamboo makes sense to sprinkle with charcoal. Bamboo tolerates pruning well.
3. Regardless of whether you grow bamboo in his garden, or bought bamboo Wallpaper, it will need to cut or trim. This is done in the same way. Mark on the trunk of the cut. This is best done with a marker or scratch.
4. A simple hacksaw so strong the wood will take, but the cut will turn out rough. Siderelease bamboo stalk tends to delaminate if it is not properly pruning the remains of the torn. Better to use a hacksaw or jigsaw. The saw teeth should be the smallest you can get. Hold the saw perpendicular to the stem, or under the angle you want.
5. Bamboonew Wallpaper before gluing it is necessary to accurately cut out because they must be read together. Split them along the plate with a sharp knife, since in this case cut only the fabric base. Across the cut is exactly the same as in the case with stems. Especially it is necessary to strictly observe the angle to the strap is a saw. If you stay apart and irregularities, problems arise when gluing the pieces close to each other.