: All kidding aside, you'd probably have to go to fairly large OD tubing
: to achieve adequate rigidity and "strength". Just having to define
: it in term
: of strength bothers me as it's not required when discussing wood or aluminum.
: If cost is the issue, use wood.

I was down at the local hardware store and noticed that they have quite a selection of bamboo stakes from 1/4" up to 3/4" and 10' long. There was discussion recently on bamboo for use as strip material but how about for SOF?

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