Veneering rounded over speaker box - Page 2

jbateman · 22nd March 2007, 12:12 PM

If every right angle on this box is rounded over, I would saw off the front and back. Then use a flexible peel-and-stick veneer wrapped around the center section. Then glue the front and back on again and paint them black.
Sort of like this:

Or just paint the whole thing.
Or scrap it and start over, if you really want a wood finish.

andrew_whitham · 22nd March 2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by jbateman

Or scrap it and start over, if you really want a wood finish.

hmmm I learnt this the hard way. You will spend many hours on this before they look top class.

Sometimes walking away from a bad situation is better than persevering.. The speakers you saw earlier were canned when My sister knocked one over on a hard floor. Because in my 'infinate' wisdom I had 'fixed' the case, the veneer shattered. And it was all bad news from there..

Just so you know My Dad - a teacher of carpentry, offered this helpful advice; " Should have done it properly on the first place" Yeah cheers Dad...

Andy

pinkmouse · 22nd March 2007, 03:57 PM

Just change the roundovers that go against the grain of the veneer to 45 degree mitres.

nirmal · 23rd March 2007, 06:53 PM

Why not cover the speaker with leather? You can get leather in all sorts of interesting patterns, colours and designs. It would be relatively srtaight forward to apply over rounded edges. With careful use of a stanley knife and a rubber mallet, the corners can be made very tidy as well.

22nd March 2007, 03:57 PM	#13
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Just change the roundovers that go against the grain of the veneer to 45 degree mitres. __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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22nd March 2007, 12:12 PM	#11
jbateman diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The People's Republic of Maryland	If every right angle on this box is rounded over, I would saw off the front and back. Then use a flexible peel-and-stick veneer wrapped around the center section. Then glue the front and back on again and paint them black. Sort of like this: Or just paint the whole thing. Or scrap it and start over, if you really want a wood finish.

23rd March 2007, 06:53 PM	#14
nirmal diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Why not cover the speaker with leather? You can get leather in all sorts of interesting patterns, colours and designs. It would be relatively srtaight forward to apply over rounded edges. With careful use of a stanley knife and a rubber mallet, the corners can be made very tidy as well.

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