Panels
Unfinished, furniture-grade bamboo hardwood
Vertical grain, flat grain or strand bamboo in solid-stock or cross-ply
Teragren bamboo panels lend simple elegance to custom furniture and cabinetry. They offer the custom woodworker a wide variety of grains to complement any décor or project, from the serene consistency of vertical grain or the subtle interruptions of nodes in flat grain panels to the interplay of natural and caramelized fibers in our strand bamboo panels. All panels machine nicely, finish cleanly and won't harm your work or home environment because the manufacturing adhesives emit less formaldehyde than allowed by U.S. OSHA, European E0, CARB Phase 1 and Phase 2 and Japanese JIS/JAS (F****) emissions standards. All are unfinished except the 1' x 6' x 5/8" panel which has a water-based, solvent-free finish.
Patents
Strand
Applicable to all strand flooring and panel products in the U.S., U.K. & Mexico (U.S. patent 5,543,197; U.K. patent EP090750381; Mexico patent 204281)
Material
Teragren Optimum 5.5™ Moso bamboo
Grain
Vertical
Flat
Strand
Color
Natural (vertical or flat grain)
Caramelized (vertical or flat grain)
Wheat (natural strand)
Chestnut (caramelized strand)
Java (blended light and dark caramelized strand)
Brindle (blended natural and caramelized strand)
Compare colors and grains
Dimensions
Vertical or flat grain (prefinished)
1' x 6' x 5⁄8"
Flat grain
1' x 6' x 5⁄8"
Vertical grain
1' x 6' x 3⁄4"
Vertical or flat grain
1' x 8' x 13⁄16"
4' x 8' x 3⁄4" cross-ply
4' x 8' x 3⁄4" solid-stock
4' x 8' x 1⁄2" cross-ply (new for 2008)
4' x 8' x 1⁄4"
4' x 8' x 1⁄4" cross-ply (new for 2008)
Custom sizes up to 3" x 4' x 8', by special order
Strand, cross-ply vertical grain bamboo core
4' x 6' x 3⁄4"
Strand, solid
4' x 6' x 1⁄4"
4' x 6' x 1⁄8"
Strand, solid (Brindle color only)
30" x6' x 3⁄4"
Finish
Unfinished—all, except where noted
Prefinished (1' x 6' x 5⁄8" panel only) with durable, 5-coat German aluminum oxide/polyurethane finish
Hardness
Vertical or flat grain: ASTM D1037 Janka ball test reading, average 1939; harder than red oak (1260) and North American maple (1450)
Strand:
tests to be completed first quarter 2008
Stability
2-1/2 times more stable (expands and contracts less) than maple
MR 6: Rapidly Renewing Materials—QUALIFIES
Teragren products qualify because they are made with Optimum 5.5 Moso bamboo, a rapidly renewable resource
IEQ 4.4: Low-Emitting Materials—STRAND AND SPECIAL-ORDER PRODUCTS QUALIFY
Strand panels qualify; other panels are available manufactured with a LEED® IEQ 4.4-compliant adhesive, by special order only
Environmental Impact
Low-off-gassing formaldehyde manufacturing adhesive is substantially lower than stringent E0 standards
Water-based, solvent-free finish
ISO 14001-certified factories