mingham Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 I asked this in another thread, but it got lost in some of the other chat, so I will repost as a new topic. I have walnut stained birch Lascalas with a couple finish issues: a)a big scratch on a side, does not go through veneer, and most significantly, a large water stain on the top of one. Otherwise they are in really solid survivor condition. a few knicks here and there, but nothing a good coat of Howard's wouldn't rectify. I am thinking of veneering them in walnut or Australian walnut. I am an experienced woodworker/finisher and it will not look like an amateur job. They will definitely look updated and better in the living room. The wife will be happy. I am a little concerned about messing with a solid original set though. What is the general feeling here? What is the effect on resale value? I don't plan to flip them, but may move on some day. I could see it hurting or helping, depending on the buyer. Pics to follow (different device) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bacek Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Answer for mine La Scalas is for sure veneering because they have too many dents. Also I did some tests on birch staining with multiple stains and actually I don't like results. So probably I will use walnut too. But I'm struggling with how to veneer part around horns. Probably I will veneer board edges separately from "face" like on original version. Don't like flat look like on Volti restoration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 57 minutes ago, mingham said: I am an experienced woodworker/finisher and it will not look like an amateur job. Go for it , Veneered klipsch speakers fetch ---quite more money the rare Bird is Rosewood - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 12:21 PM, mingham said: I am thinking of veneering them in walnut or Australian walnut. I am an experienced woodworker/finisher and it will not look like an amateur job. They will definitely look updated and better in the living room. The wife will be happy. You listed four really good reasons to veneer your speakers. I vote yes. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Khornukopia said: The wife will be happy. There's your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 12:21 PM, mingham said: I am thinking of veneering them How is it going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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