to " A2 tall " , and other bamboo users ....

General Discussion
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hi !

 

  just wondering , those who use bamboo [veneer, inlay , or for the tail patch or rail areas , etc] ...

 

  Do you guys ever add a little tint , to get a slightly richer / different colour ?

 

  if so , do you have any photos , please ?

 

 [ I just laid up two little [ 5 " x 7"] 'bamboo inlay' fin panels , and was thinking along the lines of adding a little bit of yellow tint to the third panel , when I make it ....]

 

  cheers !

 

  ben  

 

 this is what the 'outside edge' of the previous two panels looks like , at the moment ...

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And , this is  the colour of the 'inside ' edge , on the two panels I layed up , this arvo ....

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i have added red tint to give the bamboo a look of close to cherry, i have wanted to add other colors to try but jsut never have had the chance yet

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cheers for that !

 

  HOW did it turn out , do you have a photo , per chance , please ?

 

  I have blue tint , burgundy tint , I can make up orange or yellow tints ...

 

  I might try them on some white linen [inlay] first , before biting the bullet with the bamboo ...

 

 I probably have enough of the 'veneer' [is that what it is?] , for maybe another ? 4 medium sized? fins ...

 

  cheers

 

  ben

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For most of my veneers I used a white tint over bamboo to cut down on the wood look.  It works.  

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hi A2 ,

 

here's an update , mate !

 

  Also  .... thanks , Noe ! [ for the tip about  " beware of water getting in " ! ]

 

  So...

 

 .....for [ 2 of ] these panels , I left the tabs 'unwooded' , for that very reason !

 

The edges will still need to be sealed with resin and or rovings or cloth , once foiled.

 I think , looking at the  joel tudor rainbow fins bamboo keel I posted before , that foiled bamboo, then set in a panel [a la the two agave small fins I did] may be the way to go... [it's just a bit more difficult to do , when dealing with veneer though , I guess ?! ]

 

It was a bit of a bummer , about the air bubbles . It seems that this "bamboo veneer" stuff needs to be really almost SOAKED in resin , prior to and during laminating !

oh , well... live and learn eh ?  live , and LEARN ! :)   [...What life is about , for me !]

 

 cheers !

   ben

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Hey yeah good solution on the fins fins :slight_smile:

You could even hold the bamboo up 2 or 3mm from the tabs then there is no edge of bamboo showing at all on the base, also concerning the edge around the perimeter of the fin you could foil them and then glass a layer over them like you would with glass ons to create a resin bead around them?lots more work but would make them impregnable! Looking good though…

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hiya Noe !

 

  yep , that's still "do-able" on the bases , at least , with the little bit extra I left , below the tabs ...

 

and because the bamboo is only three layers in from the inside edge of the panels , I'm hoping a light bead of resin all the way round "may" suffice , once the fins are foiled ...

 

  cheers mate !

 

  ben

 

 ... alright , I better go cut up the remaining cloth offcuts , now ...