Glued laminated bamboo lumber (GLBL) made of Dendrocalamus asper, Dendrocalamus giganteus, Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Gigantochloa levis has potential to overcome the shortage of wood supply. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of bamboo species on the properties of GLBL. Laboratory-scale GLBL was manufactured from 26−28 bamboo strips from each bamboo species, assembled vertically, glued with 250 g m -2 of water-based polymer-isocyanate, and applied force horizontally on the wooden clamps at room temperature for one hour. The dimensions of GLBL was 60 cm × 16 cm × thickness. Statistical analysis revealed that bamboo species significantly influenced the properties of GLBL. It was recorded that D. asper had superior physical and mechanical properties compared to other bamboo species in this study. The mechanical properties of D. asper GLBL were corresponding to wood strength class I, while GLBL made of D. giganteus, D. latiflorus and G. levis had equivalent strength to wood strength class II. The findings in this study affirmed that GLBL made of four bamboo species are promising materials for furniture and building components.

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of node on the properties of laminated bamboo lumber (LBL) glued with water based polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Bamboo strips for LBL fabrication were prepared from andong bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea) collected from private gardens in West Java. Each bamboo strip has dimension of 40 cm x 2 cm x 0.5 cm. The bamboo strips were assigned into 3 groups by the node positions: without node, with node position of 10 cm from one end of the bamboo strip, and with node position in the centre of the bamboo strip. Prior LBL fabrication, the bamboo strips were treated by cold soaking in 7% boron solution for 2 h. The laboratory scale 3-layer laminated bamboo lumbers were manufactured with 5 different layer compositions: all layers made of bamboo strips without node, inner layer made of bamboo strips with nodes at 10 cm from one end of the strip, inner layer made of bamboo strips with nodes at the centre of the strip, all layers made of bamboo strips with nodes at 10 cm from one end of the strip, and all layers made of bamboo strips with nodes at the centre of the strip.  The glue spread and cold pressing time applied were 250 g/m2 and 1 h, respectively.The results showed that the average density, moisture content, thickness swelling, bending strength and compression strength of laminated bamboo lumbers were 0.74 g/cm3, 11.3%, 2.9%, 1090 kg/cm2,and560 kg/ cm2, respectively. No delamination occurred in all samples, indicating high bonding quality. The average bonding strength (dry test) of laminated bamboo lumbers was 70.3 kg/cm2. Several properties of laminated bamboo lumber were not significantly affected by the present of nodes in the bamboo strips except the thickness swelling and compression strength.

Indonesia plywood production becomes the third-largest after wood particle and pulp production. However, this production is not supported by the continuous availability of wood as raw materials, so the use of less-known wood species such as mempisang wood can be considered as alternative raw materials for plywood. This study aims to develop plywood from mempisang wood and investigate the effect of glue spread on the physical and mechanical properties of plywood. The plywood consisted of three veneers glued with various glue spread of phenol-formaldehyde resin (250 g/m2, 275 g/m2, dan 300 g/m2) using single spread method. The plywood was hot-compressed at 130°C for 5 minutes with specific pressures at 10 kg/cm2. Physical-mechanical properties of plywood were carried out based on JAS 233-2003. The higher of glue spread slightly improves the physical and mechanical properties of the mempisang plywood. The Moisture Content (MC), and Shear Strength (SS) values of the plywood satisfied the requirements for the JAS 233-2003 standard. The best level of glue spread of the plywood glued with 300 g/m2 phenol-formaldehyde.

Bamboo (Gigantochloa apus) is a potential material for wood substitution. However, the bamboo uses are limited according to the dimensions. Therefore, it needs modification technology such as transform bamboo into laminated bamboo boards. The combination of bamboo strips and zephyr as well as different fiber directions affected the physical and mechanical properties of laminated bamboo boards. The study was carried out on Gigantochloa apus, which were made into strip and zephyr manually. Each strip and zephyrs are dried and then formed into a laminated board, then glued using isocyanate adhesive in a double spread with a weight of 300 g/m2. Arrangement of laminated bamboo boards perpendicularly between face/back and core (Ply bamboo) and the parallel between face/back and core (Laminated Bamboo Lumber/LBL). The laminated bamboo board was cold pressed at a pressure of 22.22 kgf/cm2 for 1 hour. Physical and mechanical properties have been evaluated. Laminated bamboo boards have an average moisture content and density that meet JAS standards. The face/back of the strip has better dimensional stability value compared to zephyr. The combination of raw materials on the face/back and variations in the direction of the fiber can improve the mechanical properties of the bamboo laminate board.