luvmyshiner
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Well, I received my 12" Veteran 30 from Warehouse Guitar Speakers last week (thanks for the heads up DVM), and speaker grill cloth courtesy of simplyspeakers.com (a place Strum found awhile back, nice folks, fast shipping but a little high on the postage and handling).
So last week I did a lot of research on the fret and elsewhere regarding speaker cabinets. Found a LOT of information on what type of wood should be used, dovetail joints vs. finger joints., open back vs. closed back vs. partially open back, etc. Last night I finally chunked it, came up with a plan, and decided just to build the dang thing. I figure any mistakes I make will be lessons learned for the next build.
I haven't worked out in my shop for awhile, but my son has, so needless to say I spent the first hour just cleaning the place. If you think it looks bad now, you should have seen it before.
I'm planning on using some of this big chunk of mahogany to frame out the front and add a little bling. I'll probably use mahogany to bung the screw holes as well (heh, heh, I love the word "bung").
I decided to use 1" cabinet grade ash plywood because I had it left over from another project, and I'm cheap.
I cut out my blanks, then cut the sides, top and bottom to join at a 45 degree angle. I didn't want to dovetail or finger joint it because it's plywood, and I figure I'll just brace the heck out of the thing to make up for any weaknesses. I also angled the front of the cab to project up slightly at a 5 degree angle. After getting those parts cut I did a little test fit:
Oh, CB took a couple of shots of me hard at work, heh, heh. Oh, and LEGAL DISCLAIMER!!!! I remove the safety gear from most of my power tools because it tends to get in the way of precision work. I AM A COMPLETE IDIOT WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD EVEN CONSIDER DOING THIS JUST BECAUSE I DO. If you lose fingers, toes, appendages, appetite or anything else by emulating this practice, it's your own damn fault.
Next I broke out the "dado of death". This thing always makes me nervous because I've never found a dado insert that fits my table saw, so I have to be careful.
I dadoed (is that word?) a slot for the speaker panel to fit in the sides and top.
Then I went to work on the speaker panel. I couldn't find my compass (so I cussed the boy) couldn't even find a piece of string to do the old "tie the string to a nail and pencil" trick. So finally I made a template out of newspaper, checked it against the speaker, and transferred it to the speaker panel.
After being so proud of myself for my ingenuity, I found my compass and went back and did it right.
So last week I did a lot of research on the fret and elsewhere regarding speaker cabinets. Found a LOT of information on what type of wood should be used, dovetail joints vs. finger joints., open back vs. closed back vs. partially open back, etc. Last night I finally chunked it, came up with a plan, and decided just to build the dang thing. I figure any mistakes I make will be lessons learned for the next build.
I haven't worked out in my shop for awhile, but my son has, so needless to say I spent the first hour just cleaning the place. If you think it looks bad now, you should have seen it before.
I'm planning on using some of this big chunk of mahogany to frame out the front and add a little bling. I'll probably use mahogany to bung the screw holes as well (heh, heh, I love the word "bung").
I decided to use 1" cabinet grade ash plywood because I had it left over from another project, and I'm cheap.
I cut out my blanks, then cut the sides, top and bottom to join at a 45 degree angle. I didn't want to dovetail or finger joint it because it's plywood, and I figure I'll just brace the heck out of the thing to make up for any weaknesses. I also angled the front of the cab to project up slightly at a 5 degree angle. After getting those parts cut I did a little test fit:
Oh, CB took a couple of shots of me hard at work, heh, heh. Oh, and LEGAL DISCLAIMER!!!! I remove the safety gear from most of my power tools because it tends to get in the way of precision work. I AM A COMPLETE IDIOT WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD EVEN CONSIDER DOING THIS JUST BECAUSE I DO. If you lose fingers, toes, appendages, appetite or anything else by emulating this practice, it's your own damn fault.
Next I broke out the "dado of death". This thing always makes me nervous because I've never found a dado insert that fits my table saw, so I have to be careful.
I dadoed (is that word?) a slot for the speaker panel to fit in the sides and top.
Then I went to work on the speaker panel. I couldn't find my compass (so I cussed the boy) couldn't even find a piece of string to do the old "tie the string to a nail and pencil" trick. So finally I made a template out of newspaper, checked it against the speaker, and transferred it to the speaker panel.
After being so proud of myself for my ingenuity, I found my compass and went back and did it right.
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I stole it from the neighbors fence last night while they were sleeping.:beer:
Might have to break out the thermal underwear tomorrow.:rotflmao: 
