Boo isn't strong?

I can assure you that bamboo is much stronger than we can imagine. I was reared in Ft. Myers, Fla. Ft. Myers was the winter home of Thomas A. Edison. One of the things that you'll find at the Edison home is a huge garden. Edison collected plants from all over the world that people would bring to him while he was looking for a proper filament for his electric light bulb. The best fiber he found was, you guessed it... bamboo. The last time I was at the Edison home they still had an original bamboo filament light bulb that has burned every day since Edison left Ft.Myers. The bulb burns at what would be equivalent to a 35 watt light bulb.

Edison used bamboo for many other things as well. Another thing that Edison used was portland cement. There is a swimming pool on the property in Ft.Myers that is made with Edison portland Cement and for the reinforcing rod used in the construction they used bamboo. Bamboo in place of what we would use steel for today... I'd say it's plenty strong.

Rusty <><