Bamboo Furniture Board | Bamboo Board | Bamboo Furniture Panel | Bamboo Plywood
Bamboo boards are a great combination of engineered flat boards and solid timber.
If you are a kitchen or BIC manufacturer, furniture manufacturer, cabinetmaker, a mill worker or woodworking professional, we encourage you to take a good look at architectural bamboo boards.
Available as production ready timber in standard boards sizes.
Bamboo’s superior technical characteristics, competitive pricing compared to timber and it’s excellent green credentials offer compelling reasons to use bamboo boards in your next project.
We’re confident that once you have used Eco-Logic Bamboo boards, saving on time, factory space and costs, you’ll never look back.
What exactly is a “Bamboo Board” and how do they fit in with other products?
Firstly, what are the other timber options?
Pressed boards
Engineered flat boards, also known as “Composite wood products”, is a general term for wood-based panels made from wood chips, shavings, particles, or fibers that are bonded together with a resin. They are commonly known as Chipboard, MDF, SupaWood®, Melamine, etc. You will see composite wood in many products; furniture, cabinets, shelving, countertops, built in cupboards, flooring and moldings.
There are a number of reasons one would use these composite wood products, including;
- Cheaper than solid timber.
- Available in standard sizes and thicknesses. This makes costing & manufacturing much easier.
- No preparation time required for planing, gluing & clamping as in solid timber.
- Lower wastage factor than solid timber.
There are also some drawbacks to using composite wood products;
- Easily damaged (beyond repair) by water exposure.
- Use high levels of cancer causing urea-formaldehyde based resins that off gas into the surrounding air.
- Lack structural strength.
Solid timber
Generally great to work with, can be used in a wide array of projects and is structurally strong. There are however some considerations with solid timber;
- Timber is getting expensive.
- Is not always readily available.
- Requires preparation work to ready the timber into boards or panels before the finished article can be assembled.
- High wastage factor compared to standard sized boards.
Bamboo Boards are a combination of the best of both these products and negate some of the drawbacks inherent in each of the products.
- Bamboo boards are supplied in ready to use standard board sizes. No more preparation work (gluing/planing/clamping) before you can even start assembly of your product.
- Bamboo boards have a lower wastage factor than solid timber.
- Structurally stable and with a higher tensile strength than cold pressed steel.
- Bamboo boards are the most moisture tolerant of woods.
- Formaldehyde emissions less than European standards requirements.
- Bamboo boards are cheaper than most solid timbers, especially once you’ve calculated in all the preparation work and extra wastage.
So by switching to bamboo boards whenever you’d prefer to use solid timber (and usually end up compromising by using engineered flat boards), you will experience all these benefits plus be using a genuine eco-friendly product that is sourced from sustainable sources.
Bamboo Boards - Stained Cherrywood
Bamboo Boards - Painted Blue Moon
All Eco-Logic Bamboo boards are available in the standard colours; lighter Blonde (Natural) or the darker Coffee (Carbonised) colours, as well as in the vertical and horizontal surface construction formats. In addition, bamboo boards stain wonderfully, so whatever colour or finish (stain, paint, wax, oil, polyurethane, etc) you desire can be applied to bamboo boards. We have samples of painted and stained bamboo boards on the left, just to give you an idea of what’s possible.
We have a number of clients using Eco-Logic Bamboo boards – where the end product is painted, stained or veneered. Often one cannot tell that the product is manufactured from bamboo boards. Why would they do this? Simple, our Eco-Logic Bamboo boards are technically superior to other options, and in most cases cheaper (especially when comparing to solid woods), plus the fact that the product is made from a green material.
A special feature of Eco-Logic Bamboo boards, is their structural composition. All Eco-Logic Bamboo boards (besides the 5 mm boards) are vertically cross laminated to provide that additional rigidity and structural strength.
With all the superior technical characteristics of bamboo, the competitive price range, Eco-logic Bamboo boards are an obvious and “green” choice. But, they also make economic sense – read what one of our customers had to say after switching from a bamboo board competitor to our Eco-Logic Bamboo boards mid project…
“On our recent project, M&B House in Cape Town, we were able to complete the cupboards and furniture for 3 to 4 rooms per day using Oriental Bamboo boards compared to 1 room per day using another bamboo board supplier. We are very happy with the quality and time saved using Oriental Bamboo boards.”— Brian Spurdens – Owner of Mr. B’s Carpenters
What are the common applications of bamboo boards?
Solid-2440*1220*3.2mm – Solid 3.2 mm cross laminated bamboo panel
The 3.2 mm multi-ply cross laminated bamboo panel (bamboo plywood) is ideal for cladding, panel inserts, door inserts, cupboard backing or splash backs. Due to its longitudinal strength, it is also ideal for bending applications; e.g. skate board decks, surf boards & curved wall cladding.
Specifications | FAQ
Solid-2440*1220*16mm – Solid 16 mm cross laminated bamboo board
A popular and cost effective product for the Southern African market is the 16 mm & 18 mm bamboo board, especially the Strand Woven Boards. These bamboo boards are most often used for shelving, kitchen carcasses, risers, cupboard carcasses and doors, wall cladding and drawer fronts.
Specifications | FAQ
Solid-2440*1220*20mm – Solid 20 mm cross laminated bamboo board
The 20 mm bamboo boards are the most versatile thickness. With the 12 mm vertical cross laminated core, this bamboo board is suitable for a very wide range of applications; from shelving to cupboards, table tops to furniture frameworks, long length cupboard doors to door insets.
Specifications | FAQ
Solid-2440*1220*30mm – Solid 30 mm cross laminated bamboo board
The 30 mm bamboo boards are best suited in mixed media applications where other materials are 30 mm thick to compensate for their lack of tensile strength, e.g. granite, marble & pressed counter tops . They are thus very popular for kitchen counter tops, stair treads, breakfast nooks and solid internal doors.
Specifications | FAQ
Solid-2440*1220*40mm – Solid 40 mm cross laminated bamboo board
The 40 mm bamboo boards are often used for chunky furniture, doors (fire doors, external doors), butchers blocks, kitchen islands, shelving and staircases due to their exceptional rigidity and structural strength.
Specifications | FAQ
Vertically cross laminated bamboo boards respond very well to machining; routers, CNC and water jet cutting. Bamboo boards can also be sanded to a very fine grit, creating a very luxurious finish. Bamboo boards also accepts all the standard finishing products, so whether it is a paint technique, oil, wax, UV coat or hardener you want to use for your finish, you’ll find that bamboo boards are very accommodating.
Bamboo boards can be cut and sanded using conventional woodworking equipment. Gluing or mechanically fastening (screws) can be achieved using the same materials and fasteners commonly used with solid wood.
Why not have a look at our bamboo board gallery to see how others have used our Eco-Logic Bamboo boards, or take a look at our frequently asked questions about bamboo …
Bamboo Products
Solid Bamboo Boards & Panels Dimensions
| Dimensions | Surface Grain | Layers |
|---|---|---|
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 3.2 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 5 |
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 5 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 1 |
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 16 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 3 |
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 20 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 3 |
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 30 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 3 |
| 2,440 x 1,220 x 40 mm | NH, NV, CH, CV | 4 or 5 |
Strand Woven Bamboo Boards Dimensions & Options
| Dimensions | Surface Grain | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 x 1220 x 16 mm (3 mm/10 mm/3 mm) | NS, CS, DSL, DSD | Center layer is cross laminated with Solid Bamboo Strips (provides structural stability) |
| 1830 x 1220 x 18 mm (3 mm/12 mm/3 mm) | NS, CS | Center layer is cross laminated with Solid Bamboo Strips (provides structural stability) |
| 1830 x 1220 x 30 mm (3 mm/2x12 mm/3 mm) | NS, CS | Center layer is cross laminated with 2 layers of Solid Bamboo Strips (provides structural stability) |
| NH = Natural (Colour), Horizontal (Surface Construction) | A/A = Both sides are colour matched |
| NV = Natural (Colour), Vertical (Surface Construction) | A/B = One side is colour matched |
| CH = Carbonised (Colour), Horizontal (Surface Construction) | B/B = Both sides are not colour matched |
| CV = Carbonised (Colour), Vertical (Surface Construction) | N/A = Not Available |
| NS = Natural (Colour), Strand Woven Bamboo | |
| CS = Carbonised (Colour), Strand Woven Bamboo | |
| DSL = Designer Series Light Grain (Colour), Strand Woven | |
| DSD = Designer Series Dark Grain (Colour), Strand Woven |
Eco-Logic Bamboo board products are distributed through various bamboo lumber suppliers within the sub-Saharan region. Contact us to find out where you can find a local distributor for Eco-Logic Bamboo boards.
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