Bamboo wind chimes

Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in lands that are very hot and wet.
It is stiff, like wood, and has a hollow stem.

Bamboo wind chimes

Materials

• bamboo pole

• coping saw

• hand drill with j-inch twist drill bit

• nail

• sandpaper

• scissors

• string

• tape (transparent)

• vise

• Saw off six pieces of bamboo (see sawing, page 202). Saw above and
  below the ringed joints so you have six hollow pieces. Sand the ends
  of each piece (see sanding, page 203).

• Use one piece of bamboo for the crosspiece. Put the crosspiece in
  a vise, and drill five evenly spaced holes (see drilling, page
  201).

• To make the chimes, drill a hole about 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the
  end of the other bamboo pieces.

• Hang the chimes from the crosspiece. Cut five pieces of string,
  each about 8 inches (20 cm) long. Wrap one end of each string with
  transparent tape. Thread the string through the holes in the
  crosspiece and chimes, as shown. Tie a knot.

1. Cut off another piece of string about four times as long as the
   crosspiece. Tie the end of the string to a nail. Then drop the nail
   and the string through the crosspiece. Take the nail off and tie the
   ends of the string in a knot.