I was really curious about trying it but before i could actually take a decision my source of bamboo veneer was gone (well the guy is still alive... just gave the stuff away) sice then i might have found hundreds of other things i could have done with it so i really kick myself for not having got it.
It seems a really interesting material to work with and stripping its not the only technique it could be used for a boat specially if you use it only for the deck. Definately im curioous about the results if you go for it, the little i have its just enough for a paddle or two, will work on that this winter.

: I saw this topic discussed earlier this year and thought I would add a bit
: more info, as I am interested in making a strip kayak out of bamboo (or at
: least filling up the garage with it). While I have access to a forest of
: bamboo (my father was a scientist with the USDA at the "Bamboo
: Farm" in Savannah, Ga. and has several groves at his house), the
: milling of the strips seems tedious. I found a source of milled strips
: from www.plyboo.com , which sells bamboo flooring, plywood and veneer.
: Their strips are 3/4" x 1/4" x 72" at $2 each, or $.33 a
: foot. These have been boiled and kiln dried.

: Dad thinks hand planing bamboo would be tough and thought most of the hull
: work would be sanding. Of course, you couldn't cut warm butter with his
: dull planer. MAS Expoxies says their product should adhere to bamboo,
: since several customers have made furniture that way. Bamboo that thin
: would be quite flexible, so I would sheath the boat in fiberglass. Some
: information I found suggested the specific gravity of cured bamboo as
: similar to cedar, so maybe weight would not be a problem. Given bamboo's
: properties, one might be able to use thinner strips, too.

: I'm thinking of trying a small strip bamboo project to test the material (not
: sure my son should have a bamboo composite knight's shield, though). Any
: suggestions, concerns, ideas about a strip bamboo boat?

: Thanks,

: Guy