nicksgem10s Messages: 1 Registered: June 2010 Location: Motor City
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I use Plyboo brand bamboo plywood (from Smith & Fong) for audio projects and think it is far superior to other available ply/baltic birch/mdf.
Their are a couple of things to be aware of with this product. It is very expensive for the raw materials. It is also extremely heavy.
Some speaker manufacturers are using bamboo plywood in their reference level products. They all include a premium upcharge due to the cost of the raw materials. It can be beautiful and I think it is probably the best sounding plywood material available.
It is beautiful and also supposed to be a much more renewable resource than wood.
Be careful and make sure you have an excellent blade on your tablesaw.
It is also much better to have two people if you pickup an entire 4x8 sheet as it is a bit much to handle for one person.
I am actually planning on building a pair of 4pi speakers from Plyboo in the beginning of the year.
I currently have a pair in mdf that I purchased from another DIYer.
Love the speakers and mine are the basic drivers and crossover. Unreal value Wayne!
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