Wardsweb Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 After I posted this pic, there were many questions, so thought I would start a thread on it. I'll post a few pics here but you can see the entire project on my website: Wardsweb's Corner Horns The veneer was glued on raw with wood glue and in some places 3M stray adhesive. It was then hand block sanded starting with 320 grit, working my way up to 1000. Then a couple coats of DEFT semi-gloss laquer finish. That's it, nothing special. It's just very pretty wood and the DEFT is good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 First off, I hate to disappoint but these are not Khorns, but rather some DIY JBL corner horns I built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 yum[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 The veneer came from Ebay of all places. It is raw 1/32 veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTTR Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 That's very sexy, me likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Cabinets started out life as Wharfedale Airdale that I converted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Filled with JBL drivers, horns and crossovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 I used 3/4" MDF for the modifications and then veneered everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 God I wish I knew how to work with wood! Beautiful!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Thanks a bunch, I now hate my speakers. [:'(] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 God I wish I knew how to work with wood! Beautiful!!!! No magic, patience, patience, patience is the key. Well that and a very sharp knife for trimming veneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Thanks a bunch, I now hate my speakers. [:'(] If it makes you feel any better, I sold these speakers and now have Cornwalls in their place now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Oh . . . my . . . goodness. The mind reels. This reminds me of Forbidden Planet. It is only later is revealed that Morbeous has found the Krell lab and increased his own IQ. They he builds Robbie the Robot, and decodes the Krell language. Then finds the under ground civilization of the Krell. When the earth men arrive, he says, "just something I tinkered together in my spare time, child's play." You built a magnificent Hartfield. This might well be described as the lost civilization, and you had your IQ boosted. I trust this is based on the second Hartsfield? Please tell us more. Many congrats. Gil . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Nothing as lofty as Hartsfields. Just a design I saw in my head. No major calculations or than reducing the cabinet volume for the woofer and making the right port sizes. Now my new project is a little more grand in design. These will be filled with drivers out of my old A7 voice of the theater and I'm adding a JBL 077 slot tweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Wow - Thanks for postig this. But your pic of the veneer strips above, is what scares me. Do you have to recut the edges on all those strips or are they ready to go and can just be butt up to each other? I wonder if they sell it in pre-done sheets. Curious - about how many square feet of veneer did it take to do those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Wow - Thanks for postig this. But your pic of the veneer strips above, is what scares me. Do you have to recut the edges on all those strips or are they ready to go and can just be butt up to each other? I wonder if they sell it in pre-done sheets. Curious - about how many square feet of veneer did it take to do those? They are not square strips, they must be cut, but for enough to do both cabinets I spent less than $100 for pre-ban brazilian rosewood. Any 4x8 sheets still around command a very steep price. Check places like Oakwood for types of veneer and prices on 4x8' paperbacked sheets. Easier to work with than raw veneer and you don't have to do butt joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzp Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 WOW Luther, Another project for us all to lust after!! Can't wait to see the finished product!![H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmboydoug Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 God I wish I knew how to work with wood! Beautiful!!!! You should see the craftsmanship in the tube amps he has built. If he posts a pic I swear you will be amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Now my new project is a little more grand in design. These will be filled with drivers out of my old A7 voice of the theater and I'm adding a JBL 077 slot tweeter. Those look a bit like Widget's speakers. I love the curved sides, which will make them very strong. The slot tweeters are so cool. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Absolutely beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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