Sawdust's Finished Statement Build

[sawdust]

I finished my Statements build this weekend! I'm loving them! Jim, Curt, Wayne, thank you so much. Can someone let me know what size pics I should upload? I have some pics of the finished build.











Thanks.

[ThomasW]

Upload image size is 100k per attachment, 5 attachments per post is the limit.

If you're posting links off a hosting server there is no size limit, but it's nice to consider those not having broadband connections

[sawdust]

Thanks Thomas W. I figured it out.

[john trials]

Sawdust...Nice looking speakers. Congrats on finishing.

We were at the same point in our builds a few weeks ago, right? I'm nowhere near done. Tung oil is SO slow at curing. I'll be happy if I'm done by Thanksgiving!

[sawdust]

Thanks John. Yeah we were pretty close. I've thoroughly agitated my wife in the process with the amount of time I've spent on these in the evenings. She did manage to say they were huge.... and looked nice last night!

Keep at it and you'll get there.

BTW, I did steal Soundemons base idea.

[David_D]

Great job Sawdust!
I love your venner choice. Very purdy!

[Jim Holtz]

Hi Sawdust,

Beautiful! :T

Enjoy!

Jim

[Jonasz]

Very nice build.

Paint the "legs" black and they're IMO the best looking Statements so far! :T

[sawdust]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm a 70's type of dude, back when walnut was on everything audio. I wanted to get back to the golden era of audio (analog)! :W

[feetball]

oh man ... LOVE the finish!!! Good job!!!

[Mazeroth]

Every Statement build that gets completed gets me closer to building a set for myself. I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out!

Sawdust, killer job on these. :T

[DancesWithBeers]

Looks great. What finish did you use on the walnut? From the pictures it looks like some color was added, but that could be the camera.

[wkhanna]

Hey! This guy does nice work and likes football.
OK. You can join the Club. :W

No Really, Great Job! :T

Enjoy!

[rob17]

What did you use for your veneer? Those look very nice!

[Steidl Guitars]

Sawdust, very nice!

Tung oil is SO slow at curing. I'll be happy if I'm done by Thanksgiving!

John, might I recommend polymerized tung oil? It's tung oil with drying agents... it's the only way to go.

[sawdust]

Mazeroth, go for it! You won't regret it.

DancesWithBeers you are correct about the color. I used Transtint orange (100:1 ratio) as was recommended on several sites for walnut in order to warm it.

wkhanna congrats on the win!

rob17, it's walnut with the orange color brushed on and amber shellac and Danish oil and more amber shellac and finally wipe on poly which goes on thin enough that it doesn't get that plastic look.

[Sefferdog]

Very, very nice looking build!!!! Most impressed.

[wkhanna]

wkhanna congrats on the win!

I did not catch your location was Minnesota, no ill intent meant by the football reference. Hope we can see the Vike's again in January. :T

Now go listen to those Beautiful looking speakers!

[Hank]

Excellent veneer work, sawdust! I've never seen walnut tinted - you've got unique and beautiful speakers there.

[locojones]

I love the bases that you have them on. Functional and with great aesthetics. Nice work!

[sawdust]

I love the bases that you have them on. Functional and with great aesthetics. Nice work!

Thanks guys. Locojones, I copied Soundemons base idea. I believe he is in the veneering/finishing process now and I look forward to seeing his completed build. Updates Soundemon?

[jyqureshi]

Those are beautiful!

[soundemon]

Thanks guys. Locojones, I copied Soundemons base idea. I believe he is in the veneering/finishing process now and I look forward to seeing his completed build. Updates Soundemon?

Having finally gotten motivated, (and able to live without the speakers for a week or more) I'm right in the middle of veneering. I'm doing it the hard way, with raw veneer, and pieces that are only 6" wide. lots more work, but only $25 for enough to do the LCR.

My biggest debate is whether to do the lower base in veneer and keep the legs black, or do I make the whole lower base black...

[sawdust]

Having finally gotten motivated, (and able to live without the speakers for a week or more) I'm right in the middle of veneering. I'm doing it the hard way, with raw veneer, and pieces that are only 6" wide. lots more work, but only $25 for enough to do the LCR.

My biggest debate is whether to do the lower base in veneer and keep the legs black, or do I make the whole lower base black...

Veneer them and then cut black construction paper to fit the base as a test. If you like the black better, sand and paint. :W

[synthguy]

Those are two magnificent looking speakers. I'm more of a redwood kind of guy (cherry, rosewood etc), but the walnut is gorgeous. And I'm so jealous! Unfortunately, my abode is a little cramped, better suited to bookshelves, so I took Curt's advice and changed from the towers to the Monitor Statements. Darn... had the MDF cut and everything, sigh. Oh well, the Monitors are going to sound just about as sweet with a sub. Although, there are the tower designs kicking around now...

[numberoneoppa]

What did you use for a finish? They have a beautiful lustre about them.

edit: nevermind, I see it in your above post!

[sawdust]

What did you use for a finish? They have a beautiful lustre about them.

edit: nevermind, I see it in your above post!

The depth and luster I believe comes from the amber shellac. It takes some practice to apply as it dries very very fast; you need to thin it. A 1lb cut is what I used. Amber shellac and walnut are a match made in heaven IMO.

The orange color is added to simulate aged walnut, plus I like the look. See: http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...ed_Walnut.html

[FroDaddy]

Wow those are nice! Great job!!!! :E

[Ray Collins]

Beautiful!!! Very nice work.

Ray

[sawdust]

All done with the center except I think I'll make a base like the L and R Statements when the weather warms. This has been a very fun endeavor but I'm having withdrawal issues! Where's that router I bought?

[Hdale85]

Are you going to build a stand for the center there? Nice cabinet of Emotiva!

[sawdust]

Are you going to build a stand for the center there? Nice cabinet of Emotiva!

I'm going to raise the center with a stand just like the L and R have under them this spring.

Love the Emotiva stuff. Just got the new UMC-1 Pre/Pro!

[savage25xtreme]

Awesome looking set up. The statements make your TV look teenie.

have any heat issues with all that gear in a cabinet?

[evilskillit]

Man those look good. My uncompleted project is jealous.

[sawdust]

Awesome looking set up. The statements make your TV look teenie.

have any heat issues with all that gear in a cabinet?

Want to tell my wife that?! I'd love a 100" screen to drop down in front of it and a nice projector to watch movies on!

No heat issues so far.

[Hdale85]

The Emotiva stuff doesn't usually get to hot. My XPA-3 and RPA-2 never got more then warm really.

How you liking the UMC-1? I'll have one eventually here I got my email for the pre-order but right now isn't the best time lol.

[sawdust]

The Emotiva stuff doesn't usually get to hot. My XPA-3 and RPA-2 never got more then warm really.

How you liking the UMC-1? I'll have one eventually here I got my email for the pre-order but right now isn't the best time lol.

The UMC-1 sounds really nice, even the 2 channel direct (no DSP) stuff. I still prefer my Parasound 2100 preamp for two channel, but not by much. I've had a few issues like many have stated on their forums. The EMO-Q needs a bit of tweaking and I have an issue with my DISH receiver using an HDMI connection causing it to shut down when I power off the UMC-1. I'm waiting for another firmware update that is currently in the works to correct this stuff. Overall I'm happy with it.

[Hdale85]

Yeah there will be little issues but shouldn't be anything major. I think for 2 channel I'll use their new 2 channel processor.

[Dave Bullet]

Thanks John. Yeah we were pretty close. I've thoroughly agitated my wife in the process with the amount of time I've spent on these in the evenings. She did manage to say they were huge.... and looked nice last night!

Keep at it and you'll get there.

BTW, I did steal Soundemons base idea.

Isn't it funny how our significant others always call speakers huge, but rarely other things about us men! :rofl:

They look beautiful. Not just a nice pair of speakers, but some nice to furnish a room.