There are several differences between bamboo and wood. In bamboo, there are no rays or knots, which give bamboo a far more evenly distributed stresses throughout its length. Bamboo is a hollow tube, sometimes with thin walls, and consequently it is more difficult to join bamboo than pieces of wood. Bamboo does not contain the same chemical extractives as wood, and can therefore be glued very well [Jassen 1995]. Bamboo’s diameter, thickness, and internodal length have a macroscopically graded structure while the fiber distribution exhibits a microscopically graded architecture, which lead to favorable properties of.
