Description of the Black Bamboo Pole:
NOTE: Please refer to the Additional Information tab for the full specification.
Black bamboo has always been the designer’s bamboo. In a Japanese garden it frames moss, gravel and stone. In a spa it brings stillness. Against a white wall it draws a crisp, confident line that no other color can. Our black bamboo poles give you that look in a material made for hotels and resorts: every pole matches the next, and they are virtually maintenance-free.
Each black bamboo pole is molded from a real cane, so you get true 3-D nodes, grain and the natural rhythm of bamboo. The color is not a coating. It is made from mineral (inorganic) pigments and molded all the way through the ASA, so a knock from a luggage trolley or a garden tool shows no pale mark underneath. The same material passed 5,000 hours of ASTM G155 accelerated weathering (Micom Laboratories, Canada) with no significant color change, and it is covered by a 20-year limited warranty against rot, delamination and UV degradation, including base-color fading in the first 10 years.
Choose threaded 508 mm (20 in) hollow sections that screw together to any length in 40, 50 or 75 mm diameters, or one-length poles up to 6 m. Fix them with stainless screws and finish the ends with end caps. Black is a custom color for commercial projects; for a small order, our stocked Sundried threaded pole is the quickest choice.
Advantages:
- Deep, even black from pole to pole
- Color molded all the way through: scratches show no white mark
- Molded from real bamboo with 3-D nodes
- 5,000 h ASTM G155 tested, no significant color change
- Threaded 40, 50 and 75 mm sections, or one-length poles up to 6 m
- Fix with stainless screws; end caps for a clean finish
- 20-year limited warranty
Faux black bamboo poles for gardens, spas and modern spaces
Black works hardest where you want contrast and calm at the same time. Popular uses:
- Japanese gardens and fences: black uprights and rails beside a Kenninji-style bamboo fence, a tea-garden gate frame or a stone water basin.
- Spas and wellness: treatment-room screens, pool-deck dividers and reception walls with the quiet depth of polished black bamboo poles.
- Modern minimal interiors: slim vertical lines on white plaster, in restaurants, hotel lobbies and villa stairwells.
- Ceilings and feature walls: dark bamboo poles laid as rafters or rails over a pale ceiling, or set in rhythm across a gallery wall.
- Bars and lounges: column wraps and bar-front uprights that read as sleek rather than rustic.
Natural black bamboo, such as java black bamboo (Gigantochloa atroviolacea) from Indonesia or Phyllostachys nigra grown in Japan, China and Korea, is beautiful but varies from cane to cane, from purple-brown to near black. Outdoors it needs sealing and can crack, fade and grey. ONETHATCH Black gives you one even tone across a whole project, with no sealing.
Looking for another tone? Compare our Carbonized brown bamboo pole, the fresh Green bamboo pole, the red-brown Mahogany bamboo pole and the rustic Weathered bamboo pole. For split profiles, see our half-round bamboo poles, and browse every size and color in the bamboo poles category. To pair poles with a woven ceiling, see the Ebony bamboo mat, Carbonized bamboo mat, Walnut bamboo mat, Golden Oak bamboo mat and our Teak matting for ceilings.
Stock poles are not fire-rated. An ASTM E84 Class A fire-retardant (FR) version is available to order. The poles are decorative, not structural: for strength, slide a galvanized steel or aluminum pole inside.
Black Bamboo Pole FAQ
No. The black is made from mineral pigments and molded all the way through the pole, so a scratch shows no white mark. There is no paint layer to chip or peel.
No. Our Black is a solid, even black; we do not make black speckled bamboo poles or a mottled finish. If your design calls for a different tone, ask us about custom colors for commercial projects.
Black is a custom color for commercial projects, so it is not sold in small quantities. For a small job, choose our stocked Sundried threaded poles.
Not on their own: the poles are decorative, not structural. Slide a galvanized steel or aluminum pole inside to carry the load, and the black bamboo dresses it.
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