From Website: Fabrication Guidelines Kirei Bamboo is machinable using standard fabricating techniques applicable for wood-based products. Cutting: For best results use a high-quality saw blade, feeding the material at a uniform speed through the saw. Solidly back panels to prevent chipping along kerf on the saw tooth exit side. Finishing material with a sealer coat can help avoid chipping along saw cuts. Drilling: A high-speed drill is recommended. To avoid chipout or breakage on the exit side, back the panel with scrap material. Routing: A speed of 20,000 RPM is recommended using double-fluted router bits. Filling: Standard wood putty can be used to fill any chips or holes caused by cutting and sanding. Select a color that best matches the color of Kirei Bamboo or your finish color. Fastening: All fastening methods may be used, including nail, staples, rivets, screws, bolts, glue or combination. Type A or AB, sheet metal, twin fast types and fully threaded screws designed for use in particle board offer better withdrawal resistance than wood screws. Pre-drilled pilot holes are recommended for the size screw used. If nailing, use spiral or ring shank nails for extra holding power. (Note: Nailing or screwing into edge grain may result in lower screw holding power due to fewer cross-layers being engaged.) Finishing: Kirei Bamboo panels can be filled, sealed, painted, stained or varnished with most commercial finishing materials including short and medium oil length primers, fillers, lacquers, and synthetic base coats and topcoats and high temperature bake and acrylic and epoxy systems. The panels should be at stable room temperature (70 degrees F and higher) when coated. Kirei recommends Low-VOC emission finishes. Edge Treatment: The exposed edges of Kirei Bamboo are intended to be finished, unless the type of application does not require a more finished appearance than sanding affords. If shaped exposed edges are required, filling, sanding and painting of the edge will provide a satisfactory finish. Kirei Bamboo can be edge banded with most commercial edge treatments using standard adhesives. LEED Information MR6 Rapidly Renewable materials 90% rapidly renewable material - fast-growing moso bamboo EQ, 4.4 Low Emitting Materials: Composite Wood Kirei Zero bamboo products utilize no-added-urea-formaldehyde adhesives that qualify for low-emitting material credits. if your project would benefit from thsi credit, please specify kirei Zero bamboo panels or veneer. *(MR7) Certified Wood (Pending) kirei Bamboo products are manufactured using bamboo from sustainably managed forests and plantations. Kirei is in the process of attaining FSC certification for our entire bamboo panel supply chain. Once this certification is complete our Kirei Bamboo products will be eligible for inclusion in MR7.