whamo Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Hey all, Just figured I'd post a quick picture of my first veneer job. Here's the Decorators I got from Doug ("tuned4life"). I used the Titebond II method with an iron. They came out pretty good. Right now I'm waiting for the linseed oil to dry before I poly them or whatever I'm going to do. I'm not sure yet. The camera is cheesy and doesn't really do these justice. The grain starts at the top of the speakers and is lined up with the front and bottom. In retrospect I wish I had mirror imaged them instead of having the grains match perfectly. They're still keepers though. Thanx to Greg Roberts for the nice pictorial and the rest of the forum who I used to make this project successful. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Where did you get maple patterns that wild? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Wow, you did a great job, can't believe it was your first attempt. They turned out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 The veneer came from certainlywood.com. It's Ambrosia Maple. It has holes in it caused by the Ambrosia Beetle which also creates all the wild colors in there. It's inexpensive too $.99 a square foot. I didn't want to spend alot on my first attempt and wreck it but I also wanted something unique as well. Thanx, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 beauty eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I didn't want to spend alot on my first attempt and wreck it but I also wanted something unique as well. Very nice... and definitely unique! [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Nice contrast, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 nice Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodrewken Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 very pretty, makes me wish I had some handyman skills like that so I could retrofit my own speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klipschaholik Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Nice work. post up some more pics when you get them completed. [D] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Very Nice! Please post the finished results. I'm not sure I'll ever post my first veneering attempt from 20+ years ago... [:$] - the contact cement and pray method... I'll have to start taking some notes and collecting info from all the great information posted here for when I get up enough courage to try again. Aside from the crack top to bottom on the side(s) and maybe top and or bottom, it looked OK - I suspect my enclosures and veneer weren't in the same environment long enough? I used cherry sheets large enough I didn't have to make any splices... not sure it wasn't more than $1 a square foot then, and definitely not as distinctive. Reminds me of the lamps my uncle used to make from wood he found walking his woods in northern Wisconsin - a fungus or something turned the wood green in places, really quite stunning and definitely very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad02rider Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Mark I think they look awesome! Very good job. Looks like a side job in the infancy state. I'm jealous, I don't have the patience for that kind of detail work. And Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Wow, definately gorgeous work there..... those are sure one of a kind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Congratulations! Those look fantastic. You do realize however that no one really believes that was your first attempt. First attempts never work out that nicely. Good Luck, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Nice job! Too bad that brown stuff was spilled on 'em. ;^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesV Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Like everyone else, WOW. Those really look great, I also wish I had the patience to do that. I can't wait to see the next ones you do, when you get the hang of it. [] James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Nice job. You should leave the grills off. It would be a shame to hide the way you matched the grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mobley Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Great looking work. The titebond II method is really easy to use as long as things go well. I've now done 2 Belles and a huge set of double bass bin Cornscala-type speakers. Those were Cherry, bass bins were 48x24x24, very large. I've had very little trouble with bubbling or delam, but it's always an adventure getting the joints to stay tight. The unbacked veneer from Certainly Wood is good to work with because it's thicker than backed veneer and can be sanded and worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Very nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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