I love wood woven blinds because they are the same as bamboo
blinds. These are blinds that I experienced when I was growing up.
Grandmother and Grandfather had woven wood blinds installed on their
large front porch. They were necessary in order to shade us from the
bright western sun, which would shine in our eyes without it. The porch
was a welcome retreat in the days before air conditioning or evaporative
cooling so we always lowered it late in the afternoon. I grew up with
the outdoor woven wood blinds.
Woven wood blinds are extremely heavy because they are made from bamboo.
These bamboo slats are more numerous than the wooden slats made from
hardwood. They are woven through highly strong polyester fiber stands,
which are many. The bamboo is split in half and may in some sizes and
models be heavier than a hardwood or basswood blind. This is because the
bamboo may be thicker than the wood blind. These woven wood blinds may
appear no different from a bamboo rug or mat. Some of them may not have
any more light adjustment ability than a bamboo mat either.
Woven wood Roman blinds are used best inside homes where there are large
picture windows. Woven wood Roman blinds are made into 6” to 8” panels.
These panels utilize a sliding movement behind one another by means of
control cords. These are separate from the vertical polyester bands and
allow the easy movement of the blind. These woven wood blinds are made
in various patterns involving different natural shades and unique
designs. Many of them have immensely artistic geometric designs and
would greatly enhance the interior design of any den or bedroom.
The other method of moving the blinds to adjust the light is through
rolling the blind from the bottom to the top. This wears on the woven
wooden blind greatly and can cause them to fail. Their strapping
eventually fails and cannot be economically repaired. There are some
variations on the vertical wood blinds where bamboo is constructed into
6” wide vertical slats that are mounted on reliable hardware located on
the sill and the headboard of the window. Bamboo is certainly a
plentiful material. I have enough growing outside my backdoor to
construct several houses worth of woven wood blinds if I so desired.
Bamboo is extremely tough. Perhaps this is the reason behind why the
strapping fails. The bamboo is harder and tougher than the polyester
fibers used to weave the horizontal slats of bamboo. It simply wears the
more flexible fiber out. After all in Southeast Asia bamboo mats are
used to construct entire houses, They, in various thicknesses are used
for floors, walls and the bamboo leaves are used as thatching for the
roof. Bamboo gains its strength from its high silicon content. This also
became the original “Rouladen” or “Roulades” of the Germans.
Woven wood blinds could even surpass other forms of blinds in
providing physical security; particularly in preventing damage or injury
from flying glass during storms or during wartime.
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