Multi-ply bamboo
panel PanooTouch®

What is a multi-ply bamboo panel?

PanooTouch® panels are multi-ply panels of Moso bamboo, with 3 or 5 cross-laminated plies, from 2.5 to 40 mm thick. Cross-laminating the plies offsets the movement of the bamboo and gives the panel its dimensional stability.

Two looks are available. Intemporel Bamwood® panels, from 16 to 40 mm, have facing plies of compressed bamboo at around 1,050 kg/m³ over lighter inner plies at around 740 kg/m³: the face reaches a Brinell hardness of 86 N/mm², which points these panels towards surfaces in heavy use, such as worktops, stair treads or furniture. Classic panels show the bamboo strips, vertical or horizontal, and cover the whole thickness range, from 2.5 to 40 mm.

Bamboo remains sensitive to ambient humidity: its dimensions change by about 0.14% for each percentage point of moisture content. This is why the panels are always stored flat, in a dry room, before being worked with woodworking tools.

The panels are supplied raw, in Caramel or Naturel shades for the Classic range and Caramel, Camel or Champagne for Intemporel Bamwood®, and are finished on site with an oil or varnish. Their measured formaldehyde emissions are 0.04 mg/m²·h (EN 717-2). They are manufactured in China and sold in Belgium by Ootouch.

Installation & uses

PanooTouch® panels can be cut, routed and drilled like a solid wood panel. They are fixed by screwing or gluing depending on the use: interior wall finish, decorative partition, worktop, stair tread or bespoke furniture. Tread and riser sets of 1,200 × 500 mm are available for stairs.

Supplied raw, they receive an oil or varnish finish after machining, chosen according to exposure to wear and water. On a worktop or stair tread, a finish resistant to water and abrasion is preferable, with maintenance suited to the product applied.

The standard format is 1,220 × 2,440 mm; some products also come in 650 × 3,050 mm, in 20, 30 and 40 mm thicknesses, which reduces end joints on long elements such as stair treads or worktops. The panels are stored flat until installation.