How is bamboo flooring manufactured?
The first and most important step in bamboo floor manufacturing is the selection of the raw material. The final product is only as good as the quality of the original bamboo cane that was used. Quality poles must be hand selected by an actual human being a separated into the proper grade. The next step is to split the bamboo cane into usable sections. This can be done by hand or by machine. High capacity facilities will feed the bamboo through machines that split the bamboo into usable sections. Once the cane has been split, it is then milled to remove the nodes and skin on its outer layer. These planks give bamboo flooring the appearance we are familiar with. The picture below shows a bamboo cane being split by hand.
