Contact person: Min-Jay Chung, researcher, the Experimental Forest, College ofBio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University Tel: (049)2770138 Technology description A specially developed bamboo strip cutter first rolls over and cuts bamboo into strips before the strips are pressed into boards through glue and thermal treatment. The oriented bamboo scrimber board (OBSB) is given an ultrasound scan for a nondestructive testing and analysis of the strength, sectional density, internal bond, and dimensional stability of different bamboo scrimbers. The research results help the bamboo processors to better understand the comprehensive characteristics of bamboo scrimbers and improve the adoption rate of the material for engineering application.