I'm looking at the price between birch laminated ply from home depot versus buying veneer to laminate a large piece of MDF, and the ply is cheaper. I've used the birch laminated ply before on an entertainment system and the results were satisfactory. I used some composite plastic edging for the entertainment system, so I haven't used veneer edge banding yet.
The speakers will have a painted black center, while the sides will be stained laminate. So the top, bottom, front, back of the speaker will be made first out of MDF and painted black. The sides will be made separately out of birch laminated ply, and will sandwich the MDF once completed. So, if you're looking at the front baffle you will have a painted black center with stained wood sandwiching it.
This means that the edges of the ply will be exposed all around, which is where the edge banding comes in. That normally wouldn't be a problem, but the front of the speakers require a vertical roundover. So how realistic is it for veneer edge banding to be installed on a rounded edge? How about the "joint" between the ply veneer and the edge veneer?
Thanks
The speakers will have a painted black center, while the sides will be stained laminate. So the top, bottom, front, back of the speaker will be made first out of MDF and painted black. The sides will be made separately out of birch laminated ply, and will sandwich the MDF once completed. So, if you're looking at the front baffle you will have a painted black center with stained wood sandwiching it.
This means that the edges of the ply will be exposed all around, which is where the edge banding comes in. That normally wouldn't be a problem, but the front of the speakers require a vertical roundover. So how realistic is it for veneer edge banding to be installed on a rounded edge? How about the "joint" between the ply veneer and the edge veneer?
Thanks
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