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Re:Why isn't bamboo wood a bigger industry? by Tor3 on Monday January 07, 2019 @09:19AM (#18845247)
I suspect you are correct in your assumptions in the last paragraph, at least about being kiln heated. That seems very likely. There is also a thin layer of something, could be resin or lacquer as you suggest. It is definitely not epoxy though (re. next poster)
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Re:Why isn't bamboo wood a bigger industry? by Laforet on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @03:08AM (#18854084)
The other poster was probably thinking about bamboo fibre-epoxy composite which is more like fibreglass.

I vaguely remember the sealant is not really food safe, which is why many bambio utensils still crack after a few years.

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