For my ongoing speaker design project, the front baffle seems like it’s going to end up with an odd shape. I’ll make the cabinets out of baltic birch plywood. Then most likely cut out facets and sand down all the sharp edges. So lots of the plywood lines showing. It won’t look exactly like these (rather unattractive) Thiel speakers, but this pic will give you some idea of what I’m talking about:
I don’t think I’ll have any luck veneering something with such a complex 3D shape.
So what else can I do for finishing the speakers? I could try a red dye followed by some polyurethane, but not sure how that would be in the end. You'd still see all the ply lines. There is the classic piano gloss black, although I’m not sure my finishing skills (ahem) are up to that. Could be interesting to try, though. Maybe some automotive paint of some sort and clear coat? Some other type of painting? I dunno. I’ve got the Rockler $100 HVLP sprayer, but have not yet had much luck trying to use it.
Hey, it's not the most important part of speaker building, but looks do count.
Just curious what you folks like or might suggest for finishes. Thanks.
-Jon
I don’t think I’ll have any luck veneering something with such a complex 3D shape.
So what else can I do for finishing the speakers? I could try a red dye followed by some polyurethane, but not sure how that would be in the end. You'd still see all the ply lines. There is the classic piano gloss black, although I’m not sure my finishing skills (ahem) are up to that. Could be interesting to try, though. Maybe some automotive paint of some sort and clear coat? Some other type of painting? I dunno. I’ve got the Rockler $100 HVLP sprayer, but have not yet had much luck trying to use it.
Hey, it's not the most important part of speaker building, but looks do count.
Just curious what you folks like or might suggest for finishes. Thanks.
-Jon
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