Heat treatment

Green Bamboo requires some time to dry. We researched and found that the drying can happen instantly by heat treating the bamboo. The craftsmen used the kerosene blow torch for burning the bamboo for the blackish effect, but had never used it on green bamboo. If they had, they would have discovered that the bamboo can be dried quickly using that method.

In order to dry the bamboo earlier, all you have to do is use the kerosene blowtorch on it. The trick lies in drying without burning. If the amount of heat applied is not controlled properly, the bamboo gets burnt and turns black.



This new process will help the craftsmen, specially in the high moisture(rainy) season as the bamboo takes very long to dry under such conditions. They will be able to work faster and more as they will have the dry bamboo whenever they want. In case of emergencies, when no dry bamboo is available, even in another season, they could also make use of this method to dry bamboo faster.