First woodwork/speaker project - ONS-MTM

[supahdupah]

I have just complete my first woodworking project which happend to be a pair of Overnight Sensations MTM.

I built them out of Baltic Birch, Zebrawood Veneer finished with 5 coats of Shellac, black hammered metal finished (Rustoleum) baffle.

This is actually the second finish. I had done a curly maple veneered box with a bird's eye maple baffle, but i didn't like the look so ripped it off.

This project was very expensive. I built a woodworking shop along with the speakers: Festool TS-75 & MFT-3, General Drill Press, Triton & Freud 3.25HP routers, clamps, lots of hand tools, finishing products. These speakers cost about $4k to build .

They sound great btw.

[rdrowley]

Very nice! But you forgot one thing. How do you like them? How do they sound?

It's always great when you can use a fun woodworking project as an excuse to buy tools. That is exactly how I have most of my tools.

[Carl V]

nice work for your 1st woodworking project.
And yeah factoring in the price of tools always
keep thinks in perspective. I chuckle when people
ask how much I saved building my own... if they only
knew the true cost in terms of time, effort & tools.

I have done some Zebra wood Northcreek speakers.
I just saw Jim Salk's dyed zebrawood speakers. I may
revisit zebrano but with some transtint dye.

Nice work.
I hope you are both happy & inspired with the OS
to try another design in the future.

[supahdupah]

nice work for your 1st woodworking project.
And yeah factoring in the price of tools always
keep thinks in perspective. I chuckle when people
ask how much I saved building my own... if they only
knew the true cost in terms of time, effort & tools.

I have done some Zebra wood Northcreek speakers.
I just saw Jim Salk's dyed zebrawood speakers. I may
revisit zebrano but with some transtint dye.

Nice work.
I hope you are both happy & inspired with the OS
to try another design in the future.

I am already researching my next build. These are a little small for my living room. I am far more comfortable with my woodworking skills now as well.

Any recommendations? I have looked at the mini statements, statement monitors. I would really like to find a speaker like the statement monitors (stand) but maybe a little bit bigger.

I really like the look of Troels Gravesen's stuff, but not much talk about his designs here.

[stevovee]

This project was very expensive. I built a woodworking shop along with the speakers: Festool TS-75 & MFT-3, General Drill Press, Triton & Freud 3.25HP routers, clamps, lots of hand tools, finishing products. These speakers cost about $4k to build .

Ha sounds like my first pair of speakers I built...started thinking i could make a set without that many tools....next thing you know i'm carting a 500lb bandsaw down into my shop. Now I build all of my furniture though so in the long run instead of throw-away crap ill end up with high quality stuff...can't go wrong with the festool stuff I'm considering getting one of those plunge cut saws...got one of their sanders and...its amazing...i honestly didn't think there could be a difference with a sander but wow

[johngalt47]

How did you veneer over bb ply?

supah,
What method did you use for the veneer? Someone once told me not to veneer over plywood so I'm curious how you went about it.

[supahdupah]

supah,
What method did you use for the veneer? Someone once told me not to veneer over plywood so I'm curious how you went about it.

A little late to answer ( I play golf in the summer )

I used Heat-Lock veneer glue. So far so good. I've looked at building a simple vacuum veneering system.