/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Bamboo splitting advice? I have a problem with some bamboo project. I wanted to try and make a small hydroponic resevoir for a PVC set up I already have. Just wanted to try bamboo to make it more aesthetic. I see a lot of people doing this on youtube, but when I try it, I get split bamboo. I get the bamboo pre-cured, so I'm going to try and get green bamboo and cure it myself through heating. However, even still, I am told this may not work.

Any bamboo workers out there can give me advice on how to prevent/reduce drastically the splitting of my bamboo?