There are about 1,500 documented traditional uses for bamboo. A few of these are:

Household
aphrodisiac - ashtrays - bagpipes - barrels - baskets - beds - bikes - blinds - bookcases - bowls - boxes - briefcases - brushes buttons - candlesticks - crutches - desks - dolls - egg cups - fans - fences – fire starters - firewood - flutes, drums, xylophones and other musical instruments - flooring - flowerpots - frames - furniture - garments - gates - grain storage - hairpins - handles - hats - hookahs - incense sticks - jars - kites - knives - laquerware - ladders - ladles - lamps & shades - landscaping - matting - mattresses - medicines - napkin rings - organ pipes - ornaments - paper cutters - pegs - polo balls - rattles - rings - ritual objects - skewers - splints - tea whisks - toys - toothpicks - torches - trays - trellises - umbrellas - walking sticks - water storage – whistles - wine storage - winnowing trays

Industry
activated charcoal - acupuncture needles - aircraft parts - alcohol - beer - dowel pins - fireworks - light-bulb filament - looms - paper pulp - rayon - silk cocoon trays - weaving shuttles

Transportation
boat hoods - boats - bridges - cables - carrying poles - carts - caulking - dirigible - junks - rafts - wagons - wagon floors - wheelbarrow

Fisheries
baskets - masts - floats - nets - outriggers - fishnets - fishing poles - sails - traps

Agriculture
baskets - dams - dikes - farm implements - food - forage - grain - hummers - irrigation pipes - props – sluice gates - stakes - windbreak barriers - windmills

Construction
hen houses - houses - plybamboo - posts - reinforcements - roofing - ropes - scaffolding - screens - shingles - stilts - temporary shelters - towers – flagpoles…