Eco-friendly Bamboo ply speakers

I don't know about speakers, but I've been eyeing some bamboo cutting boards in a local shop to try in a DIY isolation platform project.

The problem with the claim of "Some bamboo species grow 48 inches in 24 hours, and can reach 100 ft. in 60 days", this is only a partial truth. It takes consistant watering of the plant for 8 to 10 years before it reaches this stage of phenomenal growth. During the 8 to 10 years it does not grow much. I understand their point that 8 to 10 years is faster versus the 50 to 75 years for an oak tree, but they seemes to omit the complete picture. It is a good idea for a speaker finish, thought. We have bamboo flooring in our home and we love it. I wonder if I need speaker to match our floor. There is an idea.......let me go and ask! It is either mahogany to match the furniture or bamboo to match the floor. Hmmmmmm, hey Baby, is it okay for me to purchase a new set of speakers to match the.....................

Well I came from the far east and used bamboo for home and furniture for economy reason. They willnot last for long time dry and cracks because of their body structured long vertical fiber. They're not high grade of quality to make speakers or funitures. IMHO.

You can DIY your own. Partsexpress.com has, or will soon have, Tang-Band 4" drivers for $34 ea. Pop 'em in their pemade cabinets at $125 /pr and you've got high-end speakers for $200.

Bamboo veneer, yes? I can't imagine bamboo can be harvested and cut in such a way to make cabinets totally from bamboo.

If the speakers do have bamboo veneer, how can this substantially effect the sound of the speakers, considering the majority of the cabinet material will be MDF or similar material?

Also, bamboo is basically giant grass. We have it in our garden. Unlike trees, bamboo continues to send up new shoots when mature stalks are cut down...just like grass. It's incredibly cheap, which is why it's used in inexpensive furniture (until it's recent marketing boom as a chic designer product).

It may be eco-friendly, but in my opinion, a speaker with bmboo veneer should be less expensive than it's rosewood counterpart, and any claims that the bamboo contributes to better sonics is suspect.

Bamboo sure looks cool, though.