Learning, building, and having fun with bamboo during our workshop this past Saturday. Sawhorses, domes and spheres were among the final products we created. Thank you everyone for participating and helping us raise awareness about this wonderful material and support the culture of bamboo on the islands!
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Bamboo Sawhorse Workshop!
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Mar
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Bamboo Tractor Shed
Bamboo Tractor Shed
The building is our newest bamboo kit – it uses a triple pier foundation that is composed of one vertical and two angled columns to provide more lateral stability. The individual elements were pre-fabricated at WWB and assembled on site in 2 days.
Please contact us for more details and pricing information!
Yuliya Bentcheva | yuliya@starband.net | 808.248.7561
~ Seth Raabe ~~ Building and Maintaining Local Fertility ~
MAY 12 + 13 @ The Body and Soil Conference at the Maui Tropical Plantations!
Co-owner of WWB and passionate about the Hawaiian land and plant life, Seth is dedicated to sustainable food production, land restoration, and education. His knowledge and desire for sharing it is truly appreciated by the Maui community.
Come join us for this wonderful talk on how to take care of our soil. Hope to see you there!
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Mar
13
Haiku Flower Festival
WWB @ Haiku Flower Festival
Saturday, APRIL 20
Haiku Community Center | Haiku, HI
Come visit our Bambooth!
Here is a link to the event website: http://haikuhoolaulea.org/
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Mar
13
East Maui Taro Festival
WWB @ East Maui Taro Festival
Saturday APRIL 20 | Hana, HI
Saturday APRIL 20 | Hana, HI
Come visit our Bambooth!
Here is a link to the event website: http://www.tarofestival.org/
WWB @ Maui County Agricultural Festival
Saturday, APRIL 6th
@ the Tropical Plantations
Come visit our Bambooth filled with plants, products and useful information!
~~BAMBOO WORKSHOP~~
When: Saturday April 27
Time: 10:00am – 4:00 pm
Where: WWB in Kipahulu – HC 1 Box 180, Hana HI 96713
Come join us for full day workshop to learn about and work with this wonderful local material!! Details below…
BUILDING WORKSHOP
**Discussion on the following topics:
- The engineering characteristics of Bamboo
- Advantages and challenges of the tube shape
- Finishes: clear varnishes, paints, au naturelle
**Construction of a sawhorse with the following joinery techniques:
- Fish Mouth
- Mortise and Tenon
- End Plugging
LUNCH – a lovely local meal
WWB TOUR
- Bamboo Propagation Nursery
- Plantation Management
- Harvesting
- Post Harvesting Methods
- Bamboo Structures
**Cost: $75 (includes workshop, materials, lunch and tour)
**Space is limited, so please call or email us soon to save your spot!
808.248.7561 | info@whisperingwindsbamboo.com
