Bamboo boards for speaker cabinets?

[Dumbass]

http://bamboobest.en.alibaba.com/pro...oo_Boards.html

Any ideas about pricing, workability, etc?

[mwmkravchenko]

I have only seen bamboo in flooring. It is beastly. As hard as nails, actually pretty damn close to pure aluminum in hardness. Hard to cut is just not a good explanation. Carbide tooling is a must. High quality hand tools that you like to sharpen often will work to. Sounds like all a big downer but it is really stiff. And for a loudspeaker box that is a big plus.

MArk

[Dumbass]

Originally posted by mwmkravchenko
I have only seen bamboo in flooring. It is beastly. As hard as nails, actually pretty damn close to pure aluminum in hardness. Hard to cut is just not a good explanation. Carbide tooling is a must. High quality hand tools that you like to sharpen often will work to. Sounds like all a big downer but it is really stiff. And for a loudspeaker box that is a big plus.

MArk

That sounds like a "no" for me. Cab-grade birch-veneer ply remains the material of choice!