Dear Richard: You might want to contact the Technological University of the Philippines, San Marcelino Street /Ayala Boulevard, Manila [or their branch at Iloilo City, depending upon where you are] and visit their bamboo department. The fishermen in the Cavite City area use bamboo poles in the Cavite Bay to hook their fishing nets. They replace the poles from time to time. These bamboos are treated naturally, and their color also changes to black with the effect of the salt-water.While working in Vanuatu I used to dispose the used water-chemical-mixture under the ground and cover the ditch.
Punya
To: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.comFrom: rjr535@yahoo.comDate: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:27:59 -0700Subject: Re: [bamboo-plantations] Treating Bamboo / Building a bamboo house
How do I contact him?--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Marion Kundiger <marionk@ksu.edu> wrote:From: Marion Kundiger <marionk@ksu.edu>Subject: Re: [bamboo-plantations] Treating Bamboo / Building a bamboo houseTo: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.comDate: Monday, October 27, 2008, 10:20 PMRichard, rather than starting in experimenting on building "from scratch" as we might call it, how about seeing if you can get. on Interlibrary loan. Prof. Oscar Hidalgo's book , *Bamboo, the Gift of the Gods ? *It could well be the "Bible" for bamboosarios planning to build houses, bridges etc. Although his English translator did not know good Englilsh, it is very clearl and readable. It is loaded with black & white photos and diagams with step by step instructions for building some houses. As I recall, tha book has about 625 pages. You can order a copy from him in English or Spanish, I think, I am sure it is rather expensive, including the shipment from Colombia, S. Am.rjr535 wrote:>> I am planning to use the vertical soak diffusion method to treat> construction bamboo for a house I am going to build here in the> Philippines. According to the information I have read, I can reuse> the Borax & Boric Acid solution several times adjusting the> concentration as it is used. In one article I read it said that> after about 4 cycles the solution would need to be completely> replaced due to the resins from the bamboo contaminating the mixture.>> My questions are as follows:>> Since most things settle out in water and typically at varying> levels, is there any way for me to store the spent solution in 55> gallon drums and separate the borate solution from the bamboo resin> for reuse in treatment of more bamboo?>> If not, how do I dispose of my environmentally unfriendly cocktail?> There aren't typically toxic disposal sites in rural so> called "third world countries".>> Lastly, this is my first attempt at designing a house from Bamboo,> so between the expense of building the facility to treat the bamboo> and the probable construction errors and re-do's I will have to make> this is going to be a rather expensive experiment. This really> isn't a question, but I would be happy to take any suggestions> anyone might have out there.>> Thank you all very much and for all the helpful information I have> found in these posts.> Wish me luck!> Richard>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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