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Old 05-05-11, 08:42 PM
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Allen
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Yeah, there are several of us that have made bamboo frames here.
Aircraft Spruce has most of the supplies you need.

Quick list of tips:
Sand the skin off of the bamboo wherever you want glue or epoxy to adhere.
3M Scotch weld is a good glue to tack the frame together.
West System makes an easy to use epoxy system.
If you miter the tubes you don't really need a donor frame, just buy a length of head tube, a bottom bracket, and some dropouts from NOVA or other suppler.
Buy your first batch of bamboo from a suppler like Bamboo Hardwoods or Frank's Bamboo. It will already be dried. Fresh bamboo need a lot of time to dry out and you can have problems with it splitting if you use it green.
Rubber gloves, you need lots and lots of rubber gloves.
3/4 or more of the work and time is sanding the lugs making them pretty.
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