coffee, a blowtorch and TQWP's

jeramoo · 1st March 2009, 07:05 AM

so I built these speakers about six years ago. until last week I had not put any sort of finish on them. after talking with an artist friend of mine( scott bye http://sculpturebyescott.com/ ) I decided to let him go to town on them with a blowtorch and instant coffee. here is the result. I think they turned out well and could not be happier with them. the speaker design is andy g's(thank you for sending me the plans) I love the way they sound. I do not claim to be a wood worker or an audiophile, just a fan of both. so let me know what you think.

Jeremy

crazyhub · 1st March 2009, 09:36 AM

Pic please!

jeramoo · 1st March 2009, 12:44 PM

I thought I put one on there, sorry I a noob.

jeramoo · 1st March 2009, 01:01 PM

ok I am not sure what I am doing wrong, for some reason the pics are not going up, so I put them up on photo bucket.
http://s566.photobucket.com/albums/ss109/jlasersmith/

the guy in the pics is my artist friend scott bye.

GM · 1st March 2009, 02:14 PM

Excellent! Nice to see some speaker related 'old world' creative finishing.

GM

blue934 · 1st March 2009, 02:30 PM

wow! that's simply incredible.

david

crazyhub · 1st March 2009, 03:49 PM

simple and uncommon...funny!

Duggeh · 1st March 2009, 04:05 PM

Very beautiful indeed.

planet10 · 1st March 2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeramoo
I thought I put one on there, sorry I a noob.

If you try to preview a post that has a picture, the picture doesn't get attached.

dave

Cal Weldon · 1st March 2009, 05:58 PM

I remember doing that. Many moons ago I took the same torch as the artist, put a fan type diverter on the end so the flame was spread out more and took it to a large set of pine boxes I had built around a 2X4 frame. I then sanded and oiled them. I didn't use coffee and they sure didn't look as nice as those but I was very pleased with the effect nonetheless. Glad to see that old is new again. Those look great.

1st March 2009, 07:05 AM	#1
jeramoo diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	coffee, a blowtorch and TQWP's so I built these speakers about six years ago. until last week I had not put any sort of finish on them. after talking with an artist friend of mine( scott bye http://sculpturebyescott.com/ ) I decided to let him go to town on them with a blowtorch and instant coffee. here is the result. I think they turned out well and could not be happier with them. the speaker design is andy g's(thank you for sending me the plans) I love the way they sound. I do not claim to be a wood worker or an audiophile, just a fan of both. so let me know what you think. Jeremy

1st March 2009, 09:36 AM	#2
crazyhub diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: alsace	Pic please! __________________ crazyhub

1st March 2009, 02:14 PM	#5
GM diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chamblee, Ga.	Excellent! Nice to see some speaker related 'old world' creative finishing. GM __________________ Loud is Beautiful if it's Clean! As always though, the usual disclaimers apply to this post's contents.

1st March 2009, 03:49 PM	#7
crazyhub diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: alsace	simple and uncommon...funny! __________________ crazyhub

1st March 2009, 05:58 PM	#10
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	I remember doing that. Many moons ago I took the same torch as the artist, put a fan type diverter on the end so the flame was spread out more and took it to a large set of pine boxes I had built around a 2X4 frame. I then sanded and oiled them. I didn't use coffee and they sure didn't look as nice as those but I was very pleased with the effect nonetheless. Glad to see that old is new again. Those look great. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting


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1st March 2009, 12:44 PM	#3
jeramoo diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	I thought I put one on there, sorry I a noob.

1st March 2009, 01:01 PM	#4
jeramoo diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009	ok I am not sure what I am doing wrong, for some reason the pics are not going up, so I put them up on photo bucket. http://s566.photobucket.com/albums/ss109/jlasersmith/ the guy in the pics is my artist friend scott bye.

1st March 2009, 02:30 PM	#6
blue934 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	wow! that's simply incredible. david

1st March 2009, 04:05 PM	#8
Duggeh diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Very beautiful indeed.

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