Method of making bamboo-surfaced layered Venetian blind slats having a curved cross-section

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13175950

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A method of making bamboo-surfaced layered Venetian blind slats having a curved cross-section comprising (1) selecting bamboo slices each having a length slightly longer than the slats to be made, each having a width which equals the total width of the slats to be made; (2) selecting filling slices, each having a length and width identical to the bamboo slices; (3) selecting an adhesive to adhere a bamboo slice, a filling slice and a bamboo slice to form a layered slat piece; (4) placing the layered slat piece into a mold and compressing the layered slat piece to form a curved plate; (5) cutting along the length of the curved plate to obtain blank slats; (6) trimming the remains of the cutting surfaces and the two end surfaces of the blank slats to obtain the final product.

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ZHEJIANG XUEQIANG BAMBOO & WOOD FURNITURE CO LTDXIAOFENG INDUSTRY ZONE ANJI COUNTY ZHEJIANG PROVINCE

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Chen, Zeyun Zhejiang Province, CN 2 0

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