I've sort of been bitten by the bamboo building bug, problem I'm having is the excessive cost of a culm of bamboo and the cost to ship it.

Anyone in the New England area have a local dealer of bamboo they deal with?

I started price comparing, and for 3 culms of B grade (the cheapest) cost $48.00 to ship (in addition to the cost of the bamboo at $49.95) after they cut it down into 6 foot lengths from the standard 12. Charles Demarest has a 3 piece minimum at $30.00 per piece and $40.00 shipping.

Not cost feasable for building a blank as I can buy a few fiberglass or graphite blanks locally for the cost of the shipping alone.

Any ideas?