Opinions on orientation of veneer on Decorator Heresys

[whamo]

Hello all, Tunedforlife (Doug) dropped me off a set a set of Decorator Heresy cabinets this week. They are going to require veneering. I called certainlywood.com yesterday and the veneer arrived today. Coincidently the fella on the phone knew are very own Greg Roberts. I ended up selecting the Ambrosia Maple. Anyways here's my question. Since they are decorators should I lay the veneer so the grain on the top and bottom of the speakers lines up with the motorboard or should I veneer them in the traditional fashion where tops and sides match? I've read all of the threads pertaining to veneering that are available here on the forum. I'm going to use the titebond and iron method. Hey and another question while I'm at it. Has anyone found a cure for the wood splitting? Thanx for your time. Mark

[Daddy Dee]

When HDBRBuilder built oak cabs he made the grain go up the motorboard and wrap to the top. Looked like continuous grain. Pretty attractive.imo

However, it is one of those can't go wrong things.

[klipschaholik]

I've refinished two pair of decorator heresys. Both pair I followed the front up and over the top rather than sides to top. I think because the wood fronts on the decorator models is exposed this creates a better visual appearance. Course that's my opinion. [D]

[arfandbark]

Just beautiful! I know what I would do after looking at klipscaholik's....