Experience village life in Bali and learn about bamboo Carpentry & Joinery, Treatment, Design and Model-making with Balinese Bamboo Craftsmen at this  3 day workshop in Belega (35min South-East of Ubud)
TIme: 9.30m to 4pm daily
A hands-on experience developing confidence around the basic concepts and techniques of working practically with bamboo.

Day 1:

Bamboo Carpentry & Joinery Skills:

 You will gain experience with bamboo joinery and carpentry techniques and make a small item of bamboo furniture.

You will learn about:

- tools for working with bamboo; tool safety and maintenance

- how to make a hole (T) join, a "fish-mouth" join and modified fish-mouth or "Y" join

- use of rattan/string and doweling to finish and strengthen a join

- splitting bamboo and lashings to make "gallar" slats for various purposes

- bending bamboo using "rab-rab" (cuts) technique

Day 2:

Bamboo Factory Tour and Design Intro:

- See a bamboo treatment factory, tour some local bamboo buildings and learn about designing with bamboo

- Be inspired to make your own bamboo design

- Make a hyperboloid tower platform for treating bamboo using Vertical Soak Diffusion (VSD)

You will learn about:

- Basic bamboo treatment methods 

- Types of bamboo & their structural/design suitabilities

- Design specifications and conditions to build for

- Do's and Don'ts of bamboo building

Day 3

Bamboo Design and Model-Making for Bamboo Construction:

An Introduction to Designing with Bamboo to make a building - Design Principles for working with bamboo as a construction material through making a miniature to-scale bamboo construction design model.

You will learn how to:

- make sticks from bamboo suitable for model-making

- choose a scale for your model and apply that to a design-idea

- come up with a design idea and apply design principles to make a build-able bamboo concept

- measure and calculate construction material costs for your design

- understand the construction process for making a bamboo building

Program Duration is 3 days.

We adapt the class structure to the needs and interests of participants - We also offer more intensive programs on specific topics and you can also join for 6 day or longer programs (see out website bamboocreative.org/workshops for more details.)

Classes are facilitated with Bamboo Master-craftsmen in Belega - the village of world-famous Bamboo Builders - 35 minutes south-east of Ubud: 9.30am to 4pm daily.

Lunch is included. Please advise of any special dietary requirements

(You are welcome to arrive earlier at 9 if you'd like to learn knife/tool sharpening)

Nearest Google Maps Landmark: "Artayasa Motor", Belega (Bali, Indonesia).

Choose your worhshop slot start date below or on the "tickets" button for standard seats. If you would like to book a private group experience (up to 3 people),  select the VIP ticket option.

If you are unable to join for some reason, we will issue a workshop credit voucher but can not issue refunds. You can arrange payments by Wise or pay on arrival. Please enquire/book via Whatsapp https://wa.me/6281330666051

We look forward to meeting you and sharing bamboo skills and techniques for bamboo building :-)