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Well, yes and no. Large-scale structures don't matter a much when you're dealing with microscopic planes. That's the bugabear of carbon nanotubes, which make limpet teeth look like day-old spaghetti - 5 GPa ain't no joke but nanotubes come in at 63 GPa. Problem is, organizing materials that are almost entirely dependent on arrangement for strength is easy when you're working at micron scales. When you're trying to make a fishing rod out of it, things change. That's why 55cm of the stuff warrants a press release.