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SMOKED BAMBOO COLOR
Don’t think that bamboo is only green and yellow when it’s dry. You will surprise to know that bamboo can be dyed black or brown easily. It’s smoked bamboo color.
Smoked process
After harvesting, bamboo will be soaked in mud to avoid termites and increase toughness. Then, bamboo will be picked up, cleared and smoked. Bamboo is placed in the brick kiln, under kiln is mud, straw or clay. The kiln doesn’t have fire, only has smoke and it covered over. If the time is short, bamboo will be brown. If it lasts longer, bamboo will be black.
The advantages of smoked bamboo
Smoke process will make bamboo dry faster. After this period, bamboo will be more solid because bamboo culm shrunk. In addition, the starch and sugar in bamboo are decomposed, so it limit insect’s attack.
The unique point of creating smoked bamboo color is this method doesn’t use any chemicals. Smoked bamboo saves beautiful color in many years.
The beauty of smoked bamboo color
If you want to use the natural material that still be beautiful and luxurious, using smoked bamboo is the best choice. Smoke bamboo color cannot be mixed, it’s very chic and unique. The nostalgia of smoked bamboo is the beautiful feature that be hard to find in other materials.
