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« on: October 14, 2013, 03:42:28 pm »
I bought a couple of cutting boards one is 3/8" & the other is 3/4" thick & is made of Bamboo wood.i was wondering if anyone out there ever cut this kind of wood can tell me any pros & cons of it?

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Re: Bamboo Wood
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 03:52:51 pm »
I have cut a couple little small oriental style fish from 5/8" bamboo flooring pieces I picked up at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.
I used 2/0 spirals and it cut fine. Due to the nature of the 'flooring' material it was a bit tough because of the adhesives in the laminating but overall it was no problem to cut.
I,too, picked up a set of 3 cutting boards from WOOT.com & I plan to use them in the near future.

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Re: Bamboo Wood
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 07:08:06 pm »
I have used a number of bamboo cutting boards for projects. It cuts really nicely, sort of powders away.

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Re: Bamboo Wood
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2013, 10:22:18 pm »
ok thanks i'll give it a try later this week if i gets the time.
Thanks for your input GB & Katie


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