Quote Originally Posted by William View Post
Quality Bamboo is not cheap, and the cheap bamboo has formaldehyde glues. If you take a green product like Bamboo and lace it down with chemicals it isn't all that green anymore. So it is a matter of preference based partially on what you like the look of.

Here is a good article on the pros and cons of each.

My biased opinion is to buy hardwood and my prices on quality hardwood in Colorado are hard to beat But good luck which ever way you go.
I'm not as concerned about being green although if I can it's a nice bonus. I get what you're saying about cheap bamboo & probably wouldn't opt to go that way anyway. If the good stuff was that much more cost prohibitive it wouldn't be a consideration anyway. I have been leaning hardwood the entire time but wanted to make sure I was considering all of my options and I know that bamboo has gained in popularity so I wanted to see why and if it had advanced any further since I gave it a cursory look years ago. It seems as though not much has changed though really which makes hardwood a more viable solution. I get that you sell hardwood and appreciate your frankness on the topic. I would also give you a call about sourcing my materials from you if you were closer but getting that much hardwood all the way up here (about 2.5hrs one way) would be cost prohibitive I'm sure.