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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 16:22:19 GMT -5
This is little one inch bamboo. The three inch stuff sounds like mortars. It still makes my ears ring, have had the police arrive looking for suspected auto gun fire in the past. it was green and burned slow, so pop output was slow. Prior kerosene application can speed up popping rate. Today's bamboo removal, removing it because it is freeze sensitive. Note leaves froze off, should be full of green leaves.  Dropped back of grove w/brush cutter  Pushed the back of the cut grove against the front of the uncut grove with the tractor and removed any litter that may burn  Bamboo burned and pruned limbs from tree line  End result  |
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Post by Toad on Nov 25, 2014 16:26:12 GMT -5
I can see why the police would be called. Or rather, I can hear why the police would be called - LOL
Is that an every year tradition or every couple?
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Post by spiritstone on Nov 25, 2014 16:33:57 GMT -5
You should market them as Urban bear bangers for the city folk who dont own firearms. Environmentally friendly for the Green movement? Pack of ten for 5 bucks and they can place them in there campfires at night. LoL
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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 17:33:34 GMT -5
I can see why the police would be called. Or rather, I can hear why the police would be called - LOL Is that an every year tradition or every couple? One year we had a couple of gals visiting from is Israel over Christmas holidays. So I had a bamboo bonfire Christmas Eve. I told them it was a Christmas tradition. They had a blast. But I really perverted their view on an American Christmas. If carefully stacked on the leaves and tops, dried, 3-4 inch diameter canes cut optimum about 5 feet long, the noise will absolutely bruise your ear drums. And may explode at a rate of 5-10 per second. That was a small removal. Another variety froze, grove 300 feet long and 30 feet long. Will hire a loader for that one. Trimming and shaping can be done anytime of the year, best in cold weather. It is easier to clear trees than bamboo. It has saw briars running thru it an makes it difficult to handle. Arms look like I got into a 2 hour knife fight. |
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Post by bhiatt on Nov 25, 2014 17:43:45 GMT -5
I wouldn't of expected that if not for the video. That is pretty cool. Sounds just like guns.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 17:44:17 GMT -5
You should market them as Urban bear bangers for the city folk who dont own firearms. Environmentally friendly for the Green movement? Pack of ten for 5 bucks and they can place them in there campfires at night. LoL One of the varieties I grow is called solid stem spirit. It is used in martial arts. It averages 3/4 inch and is dead solid. The explorer Magellan was struck across the back by some kind of ninja martial artist and it killed him w/one blow on his back. It has very long fibers that simulate fiberglass and apparently has some "energy' in it according to the martial dudes. i would simply say that it is hard as shnit. Many green folks don't like it because it is 'introduced'. Others like it as a renewable resource. It does make the strongest paper known to man. Lot of people ask me for some to make bong pipes. I have like 30 varieties, and am a 'dig your own' resource for landscaping. |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 17:46:58 GMT -5
I wouldn't of expected that if not for the video. That is pretty cool. Sounds just like guns. It does sound like guns because the canes are about the size of gun barrels. The bigger canes go KABOOM with a deep tone. You can hear the sound resonating off in the distance just like a gun. Good comparison. |
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Post by spiritstone on Nov 25, 2014 19:10:01 GMT -5
You should market them as Urban bear bangers for the city folk who dont own firearms. Environmentally friendly for the Green movement? Pack of ten for 5 bucks and they can place them in there campfires at night. LoL One of the varieties I grow is called solid stem spirit. It is used in martial arts. It averages 3/4 inch and is dead solid. The explorer Magellan was struck across the back by some kind of ninja martial artist and it killed him w/one blow on his back. It has very long fibers that simulate fiberglass and apparently has some "energy' in it according to the martial dudes. i would simply say that it is hard as shnit. Many green folks don't like it because it is 'introduced'. Others like it as a renewable resource. It does make the strongest paper known to man. Lot of people ask me for some to make bong pipes. I have like 30 varieties, and am a 'dig your own' resource for landscaping. Bongs? LMAO... |
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Post by bhiatt on Nov 25, 2014 19:11:52 GMT -5
if you ever burn any of the cannons. Be shure to make a video of that.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 19:43:12 GMT -5
if you ever burn any of the cannons. Be shure to make a video of that. Consider done now that i got the camera down pat. The canes are so big that they have to be reduced with the ole chain saw. This is a larger variety called Henon, but have several bigger and taller varieties  |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 25, 2014 19:46:57 GMT -5
One of the varieties I grow is called solid stem spirit. It is used in martial arts. It averages 3/4 inch and is dead solid. The explorer Magellan was struck across the back by some kind of ninja martial artist and it killed him w/one blow on his back. It has very long fibers that simulate fiberglass and apparently has some "energy' in it according to the martial dudes. i would simply say that it is hard as shnit. Many green folks don't like it because it is 'introduced'. Others like it as a renewable resource. It does make the strongest paper known to man. Lot of people ask me for some to make bong pipes. I have like 30 varieties, and am a 'dig your own' resource for landscaping. Bongs? LMAO... Disco Fu. LoL. |
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 25, 2014 19:48:42 GMT -5
Looks a lot better James..
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Post by pghram on Nov 26, 2014 10:30:37 GMT -5
You should have saved that for New Years Eve. Very neat.
Rich
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Post by jamesp on Nov 26, 2014 11:23:33 GMT -5
You should have saved that for New Years Eve. Very neat. Rich More appropriate for New Years Eve than Christmas Eve  |
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Post by mohs on Nov 26, 2014 11:48:48 GMT -5
That a great video james I would have never known thanks for posting some bamboo grows in Phoenix I should go harvest some for my New Years Eve celebration a new tradition wow back in the day this one was going around, burning  literally  |
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Post by spiritstone on Nov 26, 2014 12:16:36 GMT -5
if you ever burn any of the cannons. Be shure to make a video of that. Consider done now that i got the camera down pat. The canes are so big that they have to be reduced with the ole chain saw. This is a larger variety called Henon, but have several bigger and taller varieties WoW.. that is one heck of a nice yard you have James. Nicely maintained. |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 26, 2014 13:40:02 GMT -5
That a great video james I would have never known thanks for posting some bamboo grows in Phoenix I should go harvest some for my New Years Eve celebration a new tradition wow back in the day this one was going around, burning literally Yes, invite your neighbors over for a mini-bonfire and laugh your butt of at there reaction. I put a chunk of coral in the fire pit and listen to chips whistle off of it. they will be on to you the next bonfire you host.LOL |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 26, 2014 13:59:06 GMT -5
Consider done now that i got the camera down pat. The canes are so big that they have to be reduced with the ole chain saw. This is a larger variety called Henon, but have several bigger and taller varieties WoW.. that is one heck of a nice yard you have James. Nicely maintained. Thanks spirit. The water lilies are part of my business, as is the bamboo. So the maintenance is deductible. Amazing how the deductible part motivates LOL. I have a pull behind mower with it's own engine. It is pulled behind an ATV and I torched the housing on one side to expose the blade to maintain the pond edges. And cut any bamboo canes that got out of their boundaries. It is a beast and was a cheap mower, rated at 16 acres per 8 hours. |
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Post by jamesp on Nov 26, 2014 14:04:29 GMT -5
Bamboo like this 4 inch P. Vivax is like a pipe bomb. When it lets go you may need to watch for shrapnel.  |
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Post by bhiatt on Nov 26, 2014 14:51:41 GMT -5
INCOMING!
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