Note the natural color on this 5 inch cane.

The canes are dated so they can be harvested for maximum strength.

Canes are carefully dried and heat treated to straighten and provide crack resistance.

Canes are sorted into five sizes, from 1 to 5 inch in diameter. All are 8 feet long.

Here canes are used in the lobby of the Tradewinds Hotel with no special treatment to create a tropical feeling with very little cost.

This cane fence is made on the spot and found in a park in Japan.

The simple addition of bamboo canes transforms this wood fence.

Canes can be used to make a whole range of instruments including percussion and wind.

Note that canes can be used to build interesting buildings and can be stained.

Here is a traditional fence found in a small entry to a house in Japan.