Comparative study of how to preserve bamboo with local wisdom

Abstract

Nowadays, the demand for bamboo on the world market is increasing. Due to the processing technology used in various modern products, the products produced also help to preserve the environment. One important aspect of increasing the value of bamboo is the process of preserving the wood, which affects the longevity of the bamboo. However, the process of preserving bamboo has not been studied and researched concretely. The purpose of this research was to compare the efficiency of bamboo preservation using folk wisdom methods. Bongma bamboo is used in six bamboo preservation processes, including curing the bamboo with water. Curing bamboo by boiling method, curing bamboo by sun drying, curing bamboo by soaking salt method Bamboo incubation with bio-fermented water and smoking. The experimental results showed that there were only four effective methods for preserving bamboo: soaking in running water, boiling with water. All four methods provide equally good protection of the outer wood surface and the penetration of the inner wood. However, preserving bamboo by soaking it in bio-fermented water found wood-eating marks on the outer surface and black mold marks, which results in the beauty of the bamboo and its strength. Moreover, the preservation of bamboo by means of drying in the sun, was found that the bamboo was bitten by insects until it could not be used.