We recently had the exciting opportunity to build custom bamboo doors for a home. Bamboo has been used as a building material for over 5000 years in Asia, but only in recent years has it been used in the United States. Builders and remodelers in the United States began using bamboo primarily as a green option for wood flooring. Due to the increased appreciation for bamboo’s unique appearance, however, homeowners have come to value bamboo for fine woodworking applications as well. With this increased interest in bamboo, lumber products, such as bamboo plywood and veneer, have become increasingly available, offering homeowners a wealth of creative opportunities.
In this particular project, the homeowner had designed doors to serve as the focal point of the home and determined that bamboo would best complement the door’s unique design. Since so few woodworking shops create anything with bamboo, much less custom doors, we jumped on this opportunity. The weight and density of the wood made constructing the doors a challenge, but also made them extremely durable, and resistant to twisting or warping. Below are some pictures of the construction process and the installation after the doors had been professionally stained.
Bamboo Doors Near Completion in our Shop
After Installation
After Installation
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