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1. 
   Eef | Oct 15, 2009 11:09pm | #1

   hey monty,
   don't have a clue although i would not be surprised. this afternoon a kid in my class showed me his baseball bat made from bamboo.
   eef

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   JohnWW | Oct 15, 2009 11:17pm | #2

   Sunflower board isn't a plywood, it is a flakeboard made from sunflower stalks. If you Google it you can find manufacturer's websites that will give you photos and technical information.

   As a practical matter, in my limited experience with one brand, it works and has mechanical properties similar to particle board, which is to say it isn't as strong as plywood and won't hold fasteners as well.

   John White
   Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998 to 2007
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   flairwoodworks | Oct 16, 2009 10:09pm | #3

   Sounds a bit like Dakota Burl. From http://www.dwellsmart.com/Products/Lumber-and-Wood-Products/Dakota-Burl:

   "Dakota Burl¯ composite is a unique bio-based material, which exhibits the beauty and elegance of traditional burled woods. The material is created from an agricultural fiber, sunflower hulls, making this a beautiful environmental option to hardwood."

   Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
   and www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   JohnWW | Oct 17, 2009 02:04pm | #4

   Actually I was presuming that the board was made out of stalks, it may be the sunflower board is only made from the seed hulls.John White
   Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998 to 2007

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   Shoemaker1 | Oct 17, 2009 06:41pm | #5

   Chris I looked at that site. Green vs $green $190 a sheet WTF. I bought a bunch of "wheat board" for my kitchen cabinets made outside of Winnipeg $40 a sheet. From that pic on the site I have a hard time trying to see it looks like a burl?You can see some hulls and seeds and it finished well. Not as toxic as MDF, smelled like an old straw broom when cutting it. I believe Dow bought them out a few years ago. I remember driving by the plant and they had mountians of huge bales, overhead cranes, not a small operation.