I just saw a table in Crate and Barrel that had accent elements made
of bamboo.

I turns out that I have access to groves of bamboo in my home state of
South Carolina.....

So how would one take green bamboo and prepare it for use in
furniture?

I assume:
1. dry it.
2. cut is carefully 'cause it will crack.
3. use a oil finish because it just seems right....

BTW, I do not intend to use the bamboo for structural elements, just
for accents -- although one could run a structural piece INSIDE of the
bamboo. Hmmm.

What say y'all?