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RE: "just enough carpentry mojo to pull off something convincing."

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In Reply to: RE: "just enough carpentry mojo to pull off something convincing." posted by B. Scarpia on September 18, 2021 at 08:02:58

Thank you for the advice. I sincerely appreciate it.
I spent many years building with just a jigsaw and a few hand tools. I can do a little better these days. I have table saw, miter saw, router, mortising machine, various jigs and clamps. I've been experimenting with draw-bored, through mortise and tenon joinery. Well, I was until lumber lumber prices got the COVIDs.
I appreciate having my lumber assumption corrected. I take it then that the fancy cabinets of high-end speakers are veneers. My favorite hardwood store also has those. Maybe I can find something blemished and marked down.
I can afford to give a little attention to visual presentation. The amp in question is visually modest, even austere, but elegant nonetheless.
Cheers!

Edits: 09/18/21

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RE: Veneer - B. Scarpia 05:21:24 09/19/21 (2)
I've been using NBL (no black line) veneer from Tape-ease for over 20 years.

You'll find Flat Cut Cherry, Maple, and Walnut for around $60 to $75, 4'x8' sheets, as well as many tropicals. NBL is perfect for contact adhesive and, stout as it is, easily bends around 3/4" radii.

There's no virtue in being old,
it just takes a long time
- RE: Veneer - Whats-a-vacuum-toob? 18:50:18 09/19/21 (0)
  Yeah. Thanks. That looks quite nice.
- I Was Shocked at the Veneer for Our Kitchen Cabinets - Sibelius 07:59:44 09/19/21 (0)
  We've had the cabinets sitting in our garage for almost 20 years. Included with our order were several sheets of finish veneer. When we finally decided to put them in ourselves we weren't sure about using the veneer.
  
  It was a) a PERFECT match for our cabinets b) easy to work with and apply (had a 3M adhesive backing still in perfect shape) and you cannot tell which sides are finish veneer and which are cabinet shop finished! My wife did the hard work, cutting and scraping, and it looks great. A big sigh of relief for us. Who knows how long it will last, but it did the job for now.

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