I'm toying with the idea of a new Turntable project and considering what I might make a plinth from.
Done Concrete and Birch Ply in the past, looking a bit outside the box.
I came across the IKEA Aptitlig Butchers Block £15 each.
45 x 36 x 3.3cm constructed of Bamboo strips.
Glue 3 of these together and you have a 100mm thick plinth roughly the right size for a turntable.
The weight of this triple layered block would be 9.5Kg (20.9 lbs) before any cut outs, so quite heavy.
Bamboo is a fibrous materiel and in this laminated construction is very rigid.
Has anyone got experience of this material as a plinth ?
Wondering what its acoustic/damping properties might be.
Edit:
I came accross this by "cats squirrel" on vinylengine.com
"I have looked at the suitability of bamboo products for use in hifi builds. The resinated bamboo, available in many forms, looks a good product, for use in plinths, supports and as seen above, loudspeaker boxes. I have measured the damping factor of resinated bamboo, and obtained a figure of about 0.2, that is over 10 times better than mdf, and even over twice as good as Torlyte, the Russ Andrews' product.
I use a resinated bamboo chopping board under a Lenco plinth, and that is spiked to a 'Chinese Go' board, made from three layers of tiny resinated bamboo tiles. They serve their purpose well."
Edit:
I also found a company making Bamboo plinths for LP12's so I think I've answered my own question.