Groomlakearea51 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 About finished with Jim Hodges' "oiled oak" H-II's and I thought I'd show a couple of photos. They "started" as a pair of HBR's that I got from Daddy Dee in a three way swap that I'm still confused about LOLOL... The veneer is red oak, and the trick was to match the hue with Jim's oak Cornwalls and oak Academy's. We (actually Jim) "discovered" the secret... Minwax #230 Early American stain. I sent him a bunch of sample 'squares' and he started looking for a stain that "ages" the new veneer. The stain causes the hue to match 20+ year old oiled oak from Klipsch. The stain is a light neutral brown with some golden highlights. Oak is tricky to work with because it's an almost "textured" surface. Hand sanding all edges and veneer "intersections" with a small block is an absolute because oak tends to have very small "splinters" when cut or trimmed. Use of a very good veneer trimming router bit is an absolute must for working with oak. primary bit used was a Freud, and finished with a Porter Cable (PC) 1/4 flush cut bit. I've found PC's router bits to be one of the best buys lately. Veneer is 10mm, flat cut (like factory used), AA grade. Glue used is "heat lock". Final finish is a 320 grit; very smooth, but still allows the grain of the wood to highlight well with the stain. Oiled with almond oil for the moment. Jim will probably final oil them with Watco's "Rejuvenating Oil". The front edgebanding was hand cut from the original sheet to get the exact "match". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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billybob Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Look like been in a closet for 25 years....lol! Look very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Next are an old pair H-I HBR's with Mahogany. Seriously upgraded with K-28's, D250X's, CT-125's and BEC's E/4500 crossovers. Heresy-I -eXtreme...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Marshall, Those look great! Wonderful work. I'm working on a similar pair of HI's outfitted the same, except with K55. What is the D240x? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Nice speakers, when was the last time you parked the car in the garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Another fine job Marshall ........... the Mahogany will be a test, love the look of mine !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 D250X is the Selenium driver that rolls sharply at 600, and with Bob's CT's and that crossover, I can get an "extreme slope" effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Nice speakers, when was the last time you parked the car in the garage? What garage? That's the living room...... [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 gotcha. cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 18, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 18, 2008 They look really nice, you do good work, you must have a lot of patience ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Spectacular work Marshall! All that patience and research is paying off. I can't wait to see your forte riser bases. I hope that you can come to Indy sometime after I get the workshop built to show me your techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vman71 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Those look awesome! Outstanding work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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