Elven Circus seeks long bamboo poles!

topic posted Tue, April 8, 2008 - 5:01 PM by  Freyja
Hello!

We are the Elvolutionaries... a performing arts and sustainable crafts collective, traveling the northwest in our vegi-oil buses... utilizing recycled and sustainably grown materials to entertain and educate..
we are seeking large bambo poles to support our vending tent... 22'-25' in length... they need to be strong enough to support a heavy canvas shell, but not too heavy (we need to be able to raise the structure with 3 people)

any advise of info would be greatly appreciated!

thanks,

Freyja
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Freyja
Canada
  • Re: Elven Circus seeks long bamboo poles!

    Wed, April 9, 2008 - 3:22 AM
    You may want to consider that these poles will need to be replaced. Many flutemakers come south to Florida in the early spring, to harvest wild crafted bamboo. They might know someone with a stand of the size you are talking about. Many species grow large enough to produce Poles of that length, but you will have to transport it your self.
    Heres a company that sells bamboo for construction.
    www.calibamboo.com/bamboopoles.html
    These are only 10'

    People often ask if they can harvest the Bamboo in my front yard to make a fence or something. But only about 8'-12' of each stalk is really usable for that purpose, and very little of it is straight enough.

    www.tikifocus.com/Bamboo1.html

    Also Nurseries divide roots in early spring, for shipping orders to other parts of the country. Usually most of the cane is removed and It may be too irregular to sell as "lumber." Try contacting some nurseries about this.

    www.lewisbamboo.com/cutpoles.html

    best of luck
    william
    • Re: Elven Circus seeks long bamboo poles!

      Thu, May 15, 2008 - 11:33 AM
      thanks William -
      we redesigned the tent and now only need 10' poles - but still stronger ones than we've been able to find, about 2" diameter.
      i checked out the company but shipping is outrageous. is there anybody in Oregon/northern Cal who has 10' bamboo? green and fresh our cured?

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