Rythmic Audio sub build

[jakeparsons]

I am building their DS1200 kit. In the past I have used mostly solid wood but Iowa winters are DRY and those projects are relegated to the moister basement for 5 months. Therefore, I went with veneer this time and of course I could not go a solid color and wanted to do some diamonds! I'll post the completed sub when finished.

[jakeparsons]

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As you can see from the last pic, the diamonds don't quite line up in the back, but it is the back and I am on too much of a budget to buy more veneer because A LOT is wasted to cut the shapes and line up the grain!

[joeybutts]

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Crazy! Love it!

One cockup over that entire veneer job? I say victory as I didn't notice it until I read it....

[lowpolyjoe]

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Looks cool man! Must have been a lot of work. What are the two species? Was it paperbacked or raw?


I've been obsessed with veneer since I discovered what an amazing selection there is.

[jakeparsons]

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That is a mix of maple and walnut...

I have several other projects (shown below) which use a combination of the same two woods.

[lowpolyjoe]

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Nice! I'm a big fan of contrasting light/dark species.

How did you handle your seams on the diamond project? Veneer tape + clamped in a press or something else?

[jakeparsons]

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Oh, I forgot... that is adhesive backed veneer. Once I placed the pieces, I ironed them on as I believe that activates the adhesive a bit better.

First, I cut a piece of poster board to the same size as the sub sides. Then, I marked the center points and connected with a pencil to form the diamond. I then cut the diamond shape of the poster board out using a razor blade and straight edge. Simultaneously, the diamonds for the walnut were formed. I then took those poster board shapes and traced them on the veneer and again cut with a razor and straight edge. I made the straight edges (box edges) of the triangle pieces slightly larger than needed so I had some play in placement and then trimmed the outside edges.

[lowpolyjoe]

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Came out great. Thanks for the rundown.

[prighello]

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Your wood working looks awesome.