Bamboo has a very short growth cycle and is a very versatile material. It harvests in 3-5 years versus 10-50 years for most hardwoods and softwoods. Bamboo is the an extremely fast growing plant on this planet. It grows approximately one third faster than the fastest growing tree. Some bamboo species grow as much as four feet a day! Due to its rapid growth, the yield is up to 25 times higher than that of timber. This makes bamboo a top candidate as a natural renewable resource.
Bamboo is a viable replacement for wood, perfect for natural cutting boards. It is one of the strongest building materials, with a tensile strength that rivals steel and weight-to-strength ratio surpassing that of graphite.
Bamboo: End GrainMade from the end of the bamboo, the hardest section. The highest quality bamboo cutting boards available are made from end grain. It is perfect for heavy chopping and cutting.
Bamboo: Verticle GrainMade from the side of the banboo, which is softer than end grain. Its primary use is for cutting and light chopping.
