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Gamboge Resin Tapped into Bamboo Canes
Gamboge is the yellow gum-resin of the gamboge tree (Garcinia). Cut a spiral into the bark of a tree at least ten years old, let the milky yellow latex drip into a hollow bamboo cane, and when it has set, break the bamboo away to leave a rod of raw gamboge. It is poisonous if eaten.
The picture: our diagram, the spiral cut, the cane, and the raw rods.
Beginner
Weeks, while it drips and sets
Instructions
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1
Cut the canes
Cut the canes
Saw bamboo into lengths, each closed at the bottom by a node.
Tools needed:
Bamboo
Hand Saw2
2
Tap the tree
Tap the tree
On a gamboge tree at least ten years old, cut a spiral groove into the bark down the trunk. Tie a cane under the lower end so the latex drips in.
Materials for this step:
Gamboge Tree (Garcinia)1 pieceTools needed:
Knife
Jute Twine
Rubber Gloves3
3
Let it set
Let it set
Leave the cane until it is full and the latex has congealed hard.
Tools needed:
Jute Twine4
4
Break out the rod
Break out the rod
Split the bamboo away to free the rod of raw gamboge. Keep it dry, away from food; wear gloves and wash your hands.
Tools needed:
KnifeRubber Gloves5
5
Rod from a cane
Rod from a cane
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