(Khotimah & Sutiono, 2014). For more details, the 
availability of bamboo can be seen in Figure 1, which 
is one of the bamboo forests in Mojokerto, East Java. 
Utilization of bamboo as an alternative fishing boat 
construction is carried out The use of bamboo as an 
alternative fishing boat construction is done by using 
special gluing techniques into one unit which is called 
laminated bamboo (Sharma, et al., 2015).
 
Several studies on the mechanical properties of 
laminated bamboo with various types of bamboo have 
been written. From the results of their research it has 
been proven that bamboo is a very good material for 
construction (Sharma, et al., 2015; Huang, et al., 
2017; Jakovljević, et al., 2017; Nurdiah, 2016; 
Sharma, et al., 2015). In addition there are several 
studies that have produced several outcomes in the 
form of bamboo strength standards for building 
construction. Some of these writings include: (Raj & 
Agarwal, 2014; Gatóo, et al., 2014; Xiao, et al., 
2010). However, related to the bamboo interlay joint 
gap bar, this has never been tested and there is no 
standard that can be called for the application of 
laminated bamboo for construction. So there is no 
guidence to apply the blade connection between 
layers in bamboo laminate. 
Variation testing of bamboo slats interlay joint 
gap needs to be tested for its effect with mechanical 
properties. The distance of the inter-layer blade joints 
greatly determines the strength and size of the fishing 
vessel construction components. Blade connections 
are very necessary because besides bamboo it has 
advantages: easy to cultivate, sustainable, renewable, 
high producability, besides that bamboo also has a 
limited length of stem (Supomo, et al., 2015). 
The length of betung bamboo stems (Dendro 
Calamus Asper) which can be used as construction 
material is between 9m to 12m. While the type of 
bamboo ori (Bambusa Arundinacea), the length of the 
stem that can be used for construction is only 6m to 
8m. To make laminated bamboo, the bamboo blades 
used must be perfectly straight. The perfect alignment 
of the blade can only be obtained if the length is about 
2m, width (25-30) mm and thickness (3-5) mm. Thus 
to make construction components - especially fishing 
vessels made from bamboo laminate, it is necessary 
to connect the blades to each layer (Supomo, et al., 
2018). 
With a minimum limitation of tensile strength and 
flexural strength - in accordance with BKI regulations 
2013 regarding small vessels L ≤ 24m, the influence 
of blade joints between layers on bamboo laminate 
material needs to be tested and analyzed. So that the 
results of this study will be able to provide a reference 
in fabricating fishing boat components. 
2 METHOD 
2.1  Preparation of Bamboo Slats 
The basic material used in this study is bamboo Ori 
(Bambusa Arundinacea). This is because this type of 
bamboo is very abundant in terms of availability. To 
facilitate the fabrication process, the bamboo to be cut 
down must have several criteria, namely: the age of 
bamboo is at least 3 years, bamboo stems are sought 
as straight as possible without extreme curves. 
Besides that bamboo sticks also have water content 
below 50% (Khotimah & Sutiono, 2014; Sharma, et 
al., 2015; Jakovljević, et al., 2017; Sá Ribeiro, et al., 
2016). 
Selected bamboo stalks then cut to a length of 2m, 
divided into sections with a width of blades (3-4) cm. 
Bamboo that has been cleaved is then preserved by 
immersion in a tub containing a mixture of clean 
water and 25% borax solution, 20% salt and 10% 
Ureum. The preservation process is carried out for a 
minimum of 7 days. This soaking is done so that the 
bamboo material that is ready to be used for the test 
material is free from destructive pests. Bamboo is 
then left in the open without being exposed to direct 
sunlight for two days for the drying process (Huang, 
et al., 2017; González & Gutiérrez, 1995). This 
bamboo blade illustration can be seen in Figure 2. 
 
Figure 2: Bamboo slats before flattening. 
The next process is thick leveling using a Single 
Planar Auto engine. In this process the bamboo slats 
should be leveled up and down. Bamboo blades are 
then cut into 500 mm lengths for tensile test 
specimens and 700 mm for bending test specimens. 
The cutting process can use a jig saw or disc saw 
machine manually. Bamboo blades that have been cut 
500 mm and 700 mm are then flattened on each side