New Translam Bookshelf Project - Based on a Zaph Design

m@ · 17th May 2008, 11:46 PM

I've just finished a translaminated cabinet build based on one of Zaph's published designs (the 5.5" metal SEAS project).

I've tried to document it well to share some of the mistakes I made along the way.

Lots of thanks to Zaph for publishing all of the information that he does - he's been a big help to me and I'm sure many others.

Forgive the photos - I'm not a photographer and I really don't want to learn (too much else to do).

Peace

http://www.accidentalpublicist.com/p...%20Project.htm

ShinOBIWAN · 18th May 2008, 12:16 AM

I always like the striking visuals of laminated ply layers.

Nice build.

JLC7 · 18th May 2008, 12:30 AM

They look wonderful!

I envy your patience with the jigsaw. I'd go nuts cutting the layers one by one inside and out.

R-Carpenter · 18th May 2008, 01:54 AM

Yaaiks, that's allot of work! Very professionally done. Good jig for the router. Phenomenal looking pair of speakers, nice job!

For thous who like this look but not prepared to do quite as much machining, zebra wood veneer or a reconstituted zebra veneer will create similar look.

peter_m · 18th May 2008, 02:31 AM

Pretty!

Congrats!

I am jealous!

Salas · 18th May 2008, 03:23 AM

Fantastic woodwork! Probably some notches up in musical information too, due to reduced structural noise VS the original project's simpler cabinet.

m@ · 19th May 2008, 07:46 PM

Peeps,

Thanks a lot for the feedback.

1) They're not that professionally done - the lines are quite off if you sight them. If anyone does a project like this, use a stable template! Will make a world of difference. Also, add holes in the template so you end up with alignment / clamping holes - would have made short work of getting a perfectly straight cabinet.

2) It's not really that much work if you're doing a bookshelf. When you figure cutting, bracing, and curving a normal cabinet I can't imagine a simpler way than this.

Matthew

chubby chaser · 20th May 2008, 12:04 AM

Really nice build. congrats

17th May 2008, 11:46 PM	#1
m@ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: bangkok	New Translam Bookshelf Project - Based on a Zaph Design I've just finished a translaminated cabinet build based on one of Zaph's published designs (the 5.5" metal SEAS project). I've tried to document it well to share some of the mistakes I made along the way. Lots of thanks to Zaph for publishing all of the information that he does - he's been a big help to me and I'm sure many others. Forgive the photos - I'm not a photographer and I really don't want to learn (too much else to do). Peace http://www.accidentalpublicist.com/p...%20Project.htm __________________ For a long time, I've felt that the difference between an "objectivist" and a "subjectivist" is that the latter has had at one time in his or her life a mentor who could show them what to listen for. -- John Atkinson

19th May 2008, 07:46 PM	#7
m@ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: bangkok	thanks... Peeps, Thanks a lot for the feedback. 1) They're not that professionally done - the lines are quite off if you sight them. If anyone does a project like this, use a stable template! Will make a world of difference. Also, add holes in the template so you end up with alignment / clamping holes - would have made short work of getting a perfectly straight cabinet. 2) It's not really that much work if you're doing a bookshelf. When you figure cutting, bracing, and curving a normal cabinet I can't imagine a simpler way than this. Matthew __________________ For a long time, I've felt that the difference between an "objectivist" and a "subjectivist" is that the latter has had at one time in his or her life a mentor who could show them what to listen for. -- John Atkinson

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18th May 2008, 12:16 AM	#2
ShinOBIWAN diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK	I always like the striking visuals of laminated ply layers. Nice build.

18th May 2008, 12:30 AM	#3
JLC7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	They look wonderful! I envy your patience with the jigsaw. I'd go nuts cutting the layers one by one inside and out.

18th May 2008, 01:54 AM	#4
R-Carpenter diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard	Yaaiks, that's allot of work! Very professionally done. Good jig for the router. Phenomenal looking pair of speakers, nice job! For thous who like this look but not prepared to do quite as much machining, zebra wood veneer or a reconstituted zebra veneer will create similar look.

18th May 2008, 02:31 AM	#5
peter_m diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	Pretty! Congrats! I am jealous!

18th May 2008, 03:23 AM	#6
Salas diyAudio Chief Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens-Greece	Fantastic woodwork! Probably some notches up in musical information too, due to reduced structural noise VS the original project's simpler cabinet.

20th May 2008, 12:04 AM	#8
chubby chaser diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Really nice build. congrats

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