We want to make bamboo boxes to house items that we sell. We sell about 100 items per year and I think a bamboo box would be a good fit.
The outside of the box will be about 9x9x9 inches. This size led me to consider making the box using 5 1/8" bamboo flooring. The box will consist of two nearly equal halves (top and base) that fit together by modifying the groove with a router and using the existing tung. It would only have a seam on the top (~9x9") and base where the tung and groove meet permanently. Some sanding and/or router work could make that joint nearly invisible or we could use a decal to hide it.
The flooring is pre-finished and we plan to lightly sand the finished surfaces and shoot urethane on the outside. I am looking at finger joints for the edges.
Has anyone worked with this wood in a similar manner? Will there be any surprises? Thank you.
The outside of the box will be about 9x9x9 inches. This size led me to consider making the box using 5 1/8" bamboo flooring. The box will consist of two nearly equal halves (top and base) that fit together by modifying the groove with a router and using the existing tung. It would only have a seam on the top (~9x9") and base where the tung and groove meet permanently. Some sanding and/or router work could make that joint nearly invisible or we could use a decal to hide it.
The flooring is pre-finished and we plan to lightly sand the finished surfaces and shoot urethane on the outside. I am looking at finger joints for the edges.
Has anyone worked with this wood in a similar manner? Will there be any surprises? Thank you.
