CheapGeek- Scrap Bamboo Art

On vacation at my parents house- my brother, my Dad and I made some cane fishing poles.
We made them for our kids. My daughters- balked at the idea of using a low tech cane pole for fishing.
My nephews on the other hand, had no problem and got to fishing. My daughters came around and a good time was had by all.
I kept the remnants of the bamboo cuttings and took them home.
I thought I would use them for something.
Being bored and having a large blank spot above my bed, art it is..

Step 1: Gather Materials

Here's the stuff you need.
Bamboo or Cane, assorted lengths.
Goop (this stuff is awesome) or Hot Glue.
(I don't use hot glue- it burns the hell out of you.)
A bamboo/cane structural attachment thing. (In this case- a slat from a closet bifold door.)
1. Can- Clear non-yellowing spray coat.
(This stuff is awesome, anything you want shiny with a protective clear coat)
2. Isopropyl Alcohol. To clean and dry the bamboo.

Comments

[KwartzKitten]

I saw something like this on a home-design show. They used ticks in a similar manner, if I remember right :) nice instructable.

[Orchid-Black]

I made some bamboo wall art several years ago and it's hanging on a large wall in our living room. It's quite big, but was incredibly easy to create.

Great memories for you, and a wonderful piece of unique art for your whole family!

[bowmaster]

Awesome. You could hang it upside down in relation to the way you have it and put candles on the ends of the sticks.

[hammer9876]

Kind of minimalist art. I like it. I can also see it or a variation of it swagged with scarves or the season's colors. Drape some black and orange streamers and it's Halloween! Your school colors and it becomes a minimalist's version of dorm art. Cheap is good for dorm art, too. Lots of stars for simple art. Bamboo is great stuff. We used it for fishing poles, kites, stick ball, swords, pole vaulting. Well, it didn't work very well for pole vaulting but we tried. Very useful stuff.

[the_burrito_master]

cool we might plant bamboo in my back yard this year and might use it to make a bamboo covered wall or walls.

[hcold]

Yeah, bamboo can be a big problem pest wise, it likes to take over the whole garden. The recommendation I saw on a TV show was to dig a 1 metre ditch, and concrete it to keep it contained.

[the_burrito_master]

cool well we didn't plant any... lol... maybe next year.

[Camisado]

Nice work. They kinda look like hanging swords, you know? Hanging Shinais......

[dpocius]

Very cool! When I lived in Northern California (Si valley), I planted some black bamboo in the back yard. Every spring I had to trim it back to keep it from taking over the yard, and every year I harvested a number of nice canes. Black bamboo looks dynamite with a bit of paste wax and buffing. I made small photo frames with it, mostly.

Now I live in the desert. No more free bamboo. :⁽

[vamban]

Good one ... i tried ... will upload the pics soon

[cylver]

I'd have probably tried to drill holes in the ends of the canes, and threaded nylon fishing line through, for a more invisible support, but yours is quite lovely.

[woodknot]

I love bamboo. I like the way it looks over your bed. Art materials are everywhere, and inspiration is free.

[PR22]

Looks like an antenna

[TheCheese9921]

sell it on ebay

[cheapgeek]

It works.