Scrap Pile Builds: Three Affordable Kits

[technodanvan]

I began my fix on the Keramiskas speaker I gouged the other day. Went pretty well! I just need to cut an appropriate size piece of bamboo to glue into the gap now.






After making this notch, I decided to open up the backside of the speakers to reveal the port and terminal cutout. I'm thinking about countersinking the terminal plate (a Dayton aluminum dual post plate) but I haven't decided how that's going to happen yet. It would need to be clean and even, so I can't follow the inside cuts since they were originally made with a jigsaw. Perhaps a coving bit and an edge guide, maybe?

[xandresen]

If your "repair" notch is centered in the cabinet width, why not fill it with dark walnut or similar to make a fashion statement.

no matching of grain required.

[technodanvan]

I did think of doing something like that - the notch is off center a bit, but it could be made centered - and I also considered a metal insert! I have a little cherry, mahogany, and purpleheart on hand right now so I could do it too. However, these are destined to be professionally painted so I elected to just fill it with a 'like' material since I have some on hand. Boring I know, but once we see the final color it will (hopefully) make sense!