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Old 03-16-19 | 08:04 AM
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bakerjw
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Bikes: Giant TCR/Surly Karate Monkey/Foundry FireTower/Curtlo Tandem

Thanks for all of the comments and links. I am still very early on in the thought process and working things out in my head so nothing is cast in stone.

I was planning on using smaller lugs to insert a few inches into the bamboo primarily around the BB shell but also at the dropouts. The sealing mixture would be a combination of fumed silica and cut glass. I would then wrap the outer surface in carbon thread for a couple of inches to keep the bamboo from splitting and aesthetics.
I've watched several of the videos and they are quite impressive with a lot of good ideas. One possibility being going with fiberglass/carbon fabric prior to wrapping.

As I said, I am still early on in the process and just gathering my thoughts and taking whatever guidance and benefit of experience that I can get.

If you want to see what 94 days of hell looks like, you can check this link. This was when I rebuilt the internal structure of my 18' Stratos center console boat.
Stratos / Rebuild | Beth and John Baker's Photo Gallery

I also used to work for a company where we did custom carbon and kevlar piece work.

Thanks again.
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