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NAME/S
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Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens)
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TRADE NAME/S
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Bamboo
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ORIGIN
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Found mainly in the eastern regions of China (approx 7 million acres). Also found in Japan but in much smaller quantities.
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APPEARANCE
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Available in two different hues: light natural or caramel.
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
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Can be used as timber if harvested after 7 years and is relatively strong and durable. Density averages 750 kg/m³.
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AVAILABILITY
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Readily available as a fleeced backed jointed layon.
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USE AS TIMBER CUTS FEATURES
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Widely used as a building material for furniture, plywood manufacture and scaffolding. More recently introduced to the furniture and panel market as a veneer.
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USE AS VENEERCUTSAPPEARANCES
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Each colour (light or caramel) is available with either narrow or wide strips featured.
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RELATIVE COST/of 10
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7
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PROPERTIES-MACHINING, FINISHING
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Only readily available as a prepared and jointed fleeced veneer layon. Can be carefully fine sanded and polished in the same way as a conventional hardwood veneer.
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SEASONING
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N/A
