OT: I love veneering!

[Mark65]

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12" x 18" here for $7.66 per sheet. Cheaper than spray paint!

http://www.wood-veneers.com/Maple_Qu...185-1_JPG.html

Interesting, I'd have thought it would be a lot more than that. After all, rattle cans add up as well, I know that I went throughat least seven on my last build, so close to a wash, at worst. Do you think that veneer could be wrapped around a 1/2" roundover? Or is getting a 3/4" going to be a prerequisite? And then how hard is THAT?

Great looking stuff, BTW, as is yours, pecker...and of course Double Tap, you build some good, good stuff!



Mark

[DoubleTap]

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A bit of impatience today Sun is out, and although it's only 30 on the back deck, it feels like summer! So I got the cabs sanded, 400grit, 600grit, then wet sand with 2000grit. Normally I'd leave them there until after cutting the driver holes, but I just had to hand buff one with some Briwax and take pictures.

BTW, waxes like Briwax and Black Bison are often overlooked by DIY speaker builders for some reason, but you should definately have some in your finishing kit.

[donparsons]

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I recall using 3 cans of primer and 5 cans of black paint on the B3S single driver speakers I did. It was a huge amouont of work. I plan on doing several veneer jobs soon with some Rosewood and Yew English Pippy I puchased at the linked site.

Look around on that website a bit. There is some great stuff at very good prices. When I called to order i talked with the owner for about a half hour. He is very enthusiastic.

I have yet to veneer on roundovers. Someone else would be better equiped to answer that.

Interesting, I'd have thought it would be a lot more than that. After all, rattle cans add up as well, I know that I went throughat least seven on my last build, so close to a wash, at worst. Do you think that veneer could be wrapped around a 1/2" roundover? Or is getting a 3/4" going to be a prerequisite? And then how hard is THAT?

Great looking stuff, BTW, as is yours, pecker...and of course Double Tap, you build some good, good stuff!



Mark

[biff]

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Curly, flamed, or tiger stripe are all usable terms for that type of grain. What ever you call it, it simply stunning to look at!! Still my fave...and I have a couple boards of that on stand by for my build! Oh and major props to you on your build!!

Gorgeous work, man! Flame Maple actually has an inclusion of an alternate colr, usually caramel, but occasionally pink or something else. If layers of figure have a fine black line separating them it is called spalting. These side panels have some flame figure.

[DoubleTap]

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I have yet to veneer on roundovers. Someone else would be better equiped to answer that.

Heat Lock is the way to do roundovers. If the veneer is too brittle to wrap around your roundover, use some of the softener from veneersupplies.com. But beware, if you've spliced 2 pieces of veneer and then heat lock them, they WILL shrink and your seam will open up. I get around that by sticking a wood kabob skewer under the seam when I lay it down, then pull it out once I've ironed enough to hold it in place. The little bit of lift from the skewer is perfect to give it room to contract when heated. That's what I did on the Mappa Burl pair I just posted pics of, and the seams turned out perfect.

[mtmpenn]

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So you heatlock raw veneer without problems?
Good to know. There seems to be considerable controversy around this practice. There are a few threads were people advise strongly against it, but it certainly seems to work well for you.

Mike