diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
index f33a48c1c..a252da949 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fluids.Fluid;
 
 public class BOPBlocks
 {
+    public static Block bamboo_thatching;
     public static Block ash_block;
     public static Block bamboo;
     public static Block bone_segment;
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBlocks.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBlocks.java
index a55f4756c..f92072f40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBlocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBlocks.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class ModBlocks
         biome_block =           registerBlock( new BlockBiomeBlock(), "biome_block" );
         
         // generics
+        bamboo_thatching =      registerBlock( (new BlockBOPGeneric(Material.wood)).setStepSound(Block.soundTypeWood).setHardness(2.0F), "bamboo_thatching"); bamboo_thatching.setHarvestLevel("axe", 0);
         ash_stone =             registerBlock( new BlockBOPGeneric(), "ash_stone" );
         crag_rock =             registerBlock( (new BlockBOPGeneric()).setStepSound(Block.soundTypeStone), "crag_rock" );
         dried_dirt =            registerBlock( new BlockBOPGeneric(), "dried_dirt"); dried_dirt.setHarvestLevel("pickaxe",0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
index a5d44df5d..96ff9a9a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModCrafting.java
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ public class ModCrafting
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Blocks.mossy_cobblestone, 1, 0), new Object[] {"MMM", "MCM", "MMM", 'M', BOPBlocks.moss, 'C', Blocks.cobblestone});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(Blocks.stonebrick, 1, 1), new Object[] {"MMM", "MSM", "MMM", 'M', BOPBlocks.moss, 'S', Blocks.stonebrick});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.enderporter), new Object[] {"IOI", "OAO", "IOI", 'I', Items.ender_eye, 'O', new ItemStack(BOPItems.ghastly_soul), 'A', new ItemStack(BOPItems.gem, 1, BOPGems.AMETHYST.ordinal())});
-        // TODO: bamboo thatching (was planks:10 in 1.7 ) GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching), new Object[] {"##", "##", '#', BOPBlocks.bamboo});
-        // TODO: GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {" #", "# ", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
-        // TODO: GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {"# ", " #", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
+        GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching), new Object[] {"##", "##", '#', BOPBlocks.bamboo});
+        GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {" #", "# ", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
+        GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo, 8), new Object [] {"# ", " #", '#', new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.bamboo_thatching)});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.jar_empty, 3, 0), new Object[] {"# #", "# #", "###", '#', Blocks.glass});
         GameRegistry.addShapelessRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPItems.ambrosia), new Object[] {new ItemStack(BOPItems.pixie_dust), new ItemStack(Items.potionitem, 1, 0), BlockBOPFlower.paging.getVariantItem(BOPFlowers.MINERS_DELIGHT), /* TODO: add kelp new ItemStack(BOPCBlocks.coral1, 1, 11), */ BlockBOPPlant.paging.getVariantItem(BOPPlants.ROOT), new ItemStack(BOPItems.crystal_shard), new ItemStack(BOPItems.jar_filled, 1, ItemJarFilled.JarContents.HONEY.ordinal()), new ItemStack(BOPItems.berries), Items.sugar});
         GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(BOPBlocks.flesh), new Object[] {"##", "##", '#', new ItemStack(BOPItems.fleshchunk)});
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/bamboo_thatching.json b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/bamboo_thatching.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21b7eb8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/bamboo_thatching.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "variants": {
+        "normal": { "model": "biomesoplenty:bamboo_thatching" }
+    }
+}