French start up making guitars from bamboo?!

[wazkelly]

Bamboo is good for cutting boards too and is surprisingly light weight.

[fender3x]

I stand corrected. Waz is right. Looked it up and Bamboo has about the same density as basswood but is considerably harder. Light and stuff should make it great for guitars.

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[FrankenWashie]

It is an intriguing possibilty, how would a bamboo fretboard feel? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Fretworn]

It is an intriguing possibilty, how would a bamboo fretboard feel? Inquiring minds want to know!

Again, I think this would depend on how it was prepared. Go to your local supermarket and find a bamboo cutting board, they are pretty dense and smooth.

[wazkelly]

We have bamboo flooring in a unit where my wife's parents live. Great product and doesn't show signs of wearing. If contemplating a fret board buying a strip or scamming a sample floor board would be the way to go. Likewise for building a body as it comes in vj tongue & groove making it easier to join. Mind you, from memory the planks are probably about 13 mm thick so 3 layers would be required to do a body.

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[king casey]

Probably would be O.K. as long it's not exposed to water.
Saxophone reeds have been made from bamboo for years...and as they are constantly exposed to moisture,
they don't last very long.

cheers, Mark.

[Bass Guy]

Stick Enterprises have used bamboo in recent times for some models. Strikes me as a good material to work with.

[enikoy]

This is the audiophile DIY favourite.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/60233431/

[blinddrew]

Stencil a Tele shape on that, get the bandsaw out and you're good to go.

[wazkelly]

This is the audiophile DIY favourite.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/60233431/

33 mm might be just a wee bit too thin, particularly when factoring in screws to hold down a bolt on neck. Otherwise it look ready made for shaping and at a decent price too.