Burma . therest of the material for the house. No tools are needed for bamboo work,but the universal d&—a sabre, trimmer, chopper, according to its proportions(No. 231). With the dd the bamboos are hewn, split open and slit into withs{Jini) for lashing. Thin-walled bamboos areopened out into broad planks for the wallsof the houses {taydn). Stout thick-walledbamboos are shaped into narrow planks forflooring, or the floor is laid of roundbamboos laced down at intervals. Looseplanks of wood are becoming general forfloors, even in houses built of bamboo(p. 119). Every Burman can handle thedd, but
Burma . therest of the material for the house. No tools are needed for bamboo work,but the universal d&—a sabre, trimmer, chopper, according to its proportions(No. 231). With the dd the bamboos are hewn, split open and slit into withs{Jini) for lashing. Thin-walled bamboos areopened out into broad planks for the wallsof the houses {taydn). Stout thick-walledbamboos are shaped into narrow planks forflooring, or the floor is laid of roundbamboos laced down at intervals. Looseplanks of wood are becoming general forfloors, even in houses built of bamboo(p. 119). Every Burman can handle thedd, but not so expertly as the hill house-posts, floor-girders, and principalframes, are frequently of timber, and outlastseveral relays of the bamboo-work, whichdecays in a few seasons. The inducementto keep a material clean and neat whichhas soon to be replaced is not great, andengenders negligent habits. In the betterhouses bamboo is only used for the walling 121. winnowing grain in the HO USE-B UILDING 57
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