Bamboo too fragile for breadcutter
922885
Ordered this. one of the side pieces was broken.  Sent that one back, ordered another.  That was also broken in a different part of the side piece.  Going to try another type of bread cutter.
4059445
Not 100% bamboo. The bottom is made of compressed particle board that imitates bamboo. I'm asking for my money back. False advertising for a cheap product.

I was wiping it out before using it. Went to scrape off a small smear of glue on the bottom, and the top layer of paper peeled off the compressed board.

There is lots of glue that leaked out during assembly and was never wiped up.

This is worth about $4.00. It will never hold up to having silverware put into it and taken out of it. Might work for a desk organizer.
4769789
We received the breadboard and knife set as a wedding present and I thought it was beautiful. I used it a few times and didn't have any problems. Then I used it again last night, and left the knife in the sink with some other dishes overnight. This morning I found that the wooden handle of the knife had split right down the middle into two pieces. If you're going to get this item, make sure not to get the handle too wet!
1771040
This bamboo stand is a beautiful piece sadly the top surface has peeled away from the wood stand.
I contacted the seller and he explain that the storage temperature within the Amazon fulfillment center could change the wood.
He was very nice about it and said that they are removing this product line so he could not offer another solution.

We had to return the stand and hesitating if buying anything else made of wood is a good idea.
1577050
I put a rather heavy pot on this tray, but which had worked on its previous smaller tray.  This tray cracked and water ran out of it on to my polished oak wood floor.  The water ruined a rather large area of wood, and it will cost several hundred dollars to repair it.  This large a tray should be more robust.  People are going to put large plants in it.
197483
The bamboo seems like a neat idea, but using a small piece and drilling holes in it to attach the plastic parts od the car made it less durable than one would expect. Our daughter--a toddler--managed to break the bamboo in half the same day she got it. We also picked it up for $3.99 at a local bookstore.
4488850
I don't know if all bamboo cutting boards are like this, but this one had hundreds of small splinters after simply washing it with a sponge. I read one review for a bamboo cutting board saying that these splinters are normal and harmless. Really? Can you imagine all those tiny splinters in your mouth? Ouch!!
216011
I like the sleek design and the renewable bamboo it's made from, but one has to be very careful when hanging things, because the essentially straight, smooth pegs just don't give anything the grip needed to prevent them from succumbing to gravity. I replaced it, and love my new one.
1639952
The set I received the bread knife had a slight bend easily fixed myself but the cleaver had a split in the blade vertically from the cutting edge to the handle creating a nursery for bacteria and the bolsters over the rivets pieces had fallen out. A minor defect but the biggest problem I had was trying to contact the seller to get a replacement. Ended up buying a new set and swapping out the cleaver.
3626006
I was pleased when I first got this item. Looked good. I unwrapped them then washed them with cool water and little soap. That's when I got splinter on my hand. I took a closer look on the cutting boards, the surface got many splinters. I am not sure what should I do. Should I sandpaper it? Or just throw away? It's not safe to prep foods on it. Bamboo splinters can wound our intestine if we accidentally swallowed them, no?
3737948
This is a good gadget for making empanadas/pocket pies--cuts down on my prep time by about five minutes per pie. But it broke very easily.
2759778
The Fiskers 9258 10 inch Power Tooth Saw broke in the first day of use. The blade bent with minimum exertion and is no longer of use.
927126
I have put down thousands of feet of 5/8 bamboo. I purchased the only stapler available at the time rated for the bamboo requirements. It worked but created way more work than neccessary. I was constantly pulling bent staples or counter sinking others. It was just not suitable for this work. The new Freeman nailer is not recommended for 5/8 bamboo but worked like a dream. I had to shim the sole plate because neither of the supplied ones were for 5/8 depth. I still have to use the old one in places that the new won't fit, but I would rather use the Freeman if possible.
3328768
Not sure how it works with wood, but the first time I used it was on MDF and every bit of the dust ended up in the air of my shop, this thing might as well have been in the drawer across the room as much good as it did.

Then, when I went to disconnect from the hose it snapped in half, and I was trying to be gentle with it after reading reviews that it was fragile.  Fragile isn't the word!  It is obvious that the cheapest, thinnest material was used to make this.

I have always loved Bosch products, but they have really gone cheapo lately, like Harbor Freight cheapo.  I bought a $700 Bosch miter saw and returned it as soon as I saw and felt all of the cheap plastic that was in and on it.  I would not make a straight cut because of how wobbly it was from the plastic parts.
2222150
We were excited as the cookstore clerk explained how neat and easy this thing was.  My wife tried it on a small pomegranate and said she thought maybe it worked so badly because the pomegranate was too small.  So I tried it on a large pomegranate.  I did everything right, trimmed the crown, cut it in half, scored the sides, and thumped for a long time.

The directions on the device say you should press the fruit down after you've thumped it, so I did.  It was difficult.  I only managed to get it about halfway down before I heard a loud crack indicating that one of the struts had snapped.  I turned it over and found that a few of the seeds had been freed, but most of them were still locked in the white stuff which was coming through the device in big chunks.  I could have gotten basically the same result in a few seconds by slicing the half pomegranate into ten chunks with a knife.
2087943
I love Bootstrap Farmer items and have ordered several items from them.  Their products are awsome, but for my money, not this one.  While the seed starter tray is very sturdy and the bottom of each cell is heavy duty, the sides of each individual cell is weak.  After only one use and using the tool supplied by Bootstrap Farmer to remove the plants, many cell-side split and at least 18 cells are unusable.  Sadly, I think this one is ready for the trash.  And yes, I tried removing the plants with wet soil, I tried with drier soil, I tried other tools, but no matter what I tried it was very difficult and time consuming to remove the seedlings and many were lost in the attempt.  Buy the 72 cell tray instead.
4461191
VERY VERY DANGEROUS, PLEASE DO NOT BUY OR USE.  The arbor shaft is not hardened . As soon as you touch the work piece the arbor can bend over and the blade will slice your finger or even remove it.  I almost got hurt.  Why this item is allowed on the market place I have no idea? There are many of these items sold under various names, all with soft arbors.