Thanks for the thoughts, Tom.
I agree that it would be nice to avoid a “plasticy” look. That may be why I’m willing to put a little more effort into the finish here if it will make a difference. And like you say, it should make a difference for the extra effort. Heck, I’m taking so much time building these speakers, I might as well go all the way with the finish. And I’m still acouplamonths away from that stage.
Yup, that Kharma clone is super looking. At the moment, however, I’m more into wood, rather than piano black.
I got my veneer for the speakers I’m building. It’s just regular, flat cut maple. But to my current tastes, it’s super pretty. Really, it’s all I want now. The only thing I can think of that might be nicer qould be quilted maple, or that could get too busy. I’ve just got to find the right finishing recipe. Not sure if I want to darken it at all-probably not. Just put a nice finish on it. But I have a small bottle of Minwax tung oil, so I’ll try that on some scrap veneer and see if it looks better or worse.
Have fun out on the court.
I agree that it would be nice to avoid a “plasticy” look. That may be why I’m willing to put a little more effort into the finish here if it will make a difference. And like you say, it should make a difference for the extra effort. Heck, I’m taking so much time building these speakers, I might as well go all the way with the finish. And I’m still acouplamonths away from that stage.
Yup, that Kharma clone is super looking. At the moment, however, I’m more into wood, rather than piano black.
I got my veneer for the speakers I’m building. It’s just regular, flat cut maple. But to my current tastes, it’s super pretty. Really, it’s all I want now. The only thing I can think of that might be nicer qould be quilted maple, or that could get too busy. I’ve just got to find the right finishing recipe. Not sure if I want to darken it at all-probably not. Just put a nice finish on it. But I have a small bottle of Minwax tung oil, so I’ll try that on some scrap veneer and see if it looks better or worse.
Have fun out on the court.
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