I am busy building a subwoofer which is being covered in veneer, so I thought I would share some pics of it:
The enclosure shape is made a little easier on the eye by means of a compound mitre down each corner, and a standard mitre along the top edges.
This pic shows the enclosure with the sides veneered and nothing else:
Close-up of where the compound and standard mitres meet:
For the top I decided to make things a bit more interesting, so I didn't just stick on a piece of veneer. I cut 4 triangles, then joined them such that the grain runs from the outside of the enclosure to the middle from all sides, so visually the grain on the top isn't fighting with the grain on the sides. Here I have put the taped veneer piece glued down and have it in clamps:
Here it is after the clamps were removed. The tape I used to join the pieces are still on:
Tape removed and a light sand later:
Close-up of the joint in the middle where the 4 triangles meet:
This is how it looks after I trimmed the overhang on the edges down, and applied a wash-coat of half pound cut shellac.
Now the tricky part starts. Veneering those mitre joints will be fun
Cheers,
Ian.
The enclosure shape is made a little easier on the eye by means of a compound mitre down each corner, and a standard mitre along the top edges.
This pic shows the enclosure with the sides veneered and nothing else:
Close-up of where the compound and standard mitres meet:
For the top I decided to make things a bit more interesting, so I didn't just stick on a piece of veneer. I cut 4 triangles, then joined them such that the grain runs from the outside of the enclosure to the middle from all sides, so visually the grain on the top isn't fighting with the grain on the sides. Here I have put the taped veneer piece glued down and have it in clamps:
Here it is after the clamps were removed. The tape I used to join the pieces are still on:
Tape removed and a light sand later:
Close-up of the joint in the middle where the 4 triangles meet:
This is how it looks after I trimmed the overhang on the edges down, and applied a wash-coat of half pound cut shellac.
Now the tricky part starts. Veneering those mitre joints will be fun
Cheers,
Ian.
