Cabinet grade pine for cab material? - Page 2

Both Finland and Russia border the Baltic Sea. BB is named for the region that it comes from, not a species.

6-7 equal plies. Yes. Absolutely. As long as you inspect it and it has few voids. There will be some but I've seen nasty sheets before.

This is being made using Arauco ply from Home Depot:



Seems to be working fine so far as the build is concerned. The only downfall is that it's a very soft wood and can be marked fairly easily.

Another Arauco (HD) project of mine - work bench:

Wow. Took a nice finish

It's easier just to drive down to Toledo Plywood and get it there.

Son of a ..... Really? Ill have to call and see how much they charge. Lowes gets it quick and is right down the street though.

Pricing is on their website. link

I'm planning to build 18" down-firing end tables, and am looking for a material that will minimize vibrations and is stainable.

1. Is the general consesus that you can use any 3/4 plywood as long as it's relatively void free? HD carries oak and birch plywood that looked decent. Special ordering a $75 sheet of BB doesn't excite me.

2. I was under the impression that BB was being used due to it's extra rigidity- is that not true?

3. And finally, since I'm planning to use these as end tables, should I be step up to 1" or use two layers of 3/4" all around? All I was planning on was the double baffle, but will do whatever's necessary.

Thank you gentlemen.
Edited by a|F - 1/9/13 at 11:27am

they dont list 13 ply. only 11. ill keep them in mind though. thanks

The 3/4" stuff is 13 ply. I bought three 4'x8' sheets from them a few months ago. I'm not sure why the price list doesn't show that.

$62.95 is a great price then. Ill have to remember them if Lowes can't give me that deal anymore. I'm a good hour from Toledo

Gorilla83, what stain is that and how did you finish it??? I'm almost at that stage on my build and I'm looking for something that resembles a Rosewood stain color and can't find anything. If anybody can help me I'd greatly appreciate it so that I can get these subs in my living room pounding my neighbors walls.

Here's some of the colors that I'm going after:

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/subwoofers-rel-stadium-iii-subwoofer-in-rosewood-2012-12-15-home-theater-83810-cataldo-id

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/subwoofers-svs-pb13-ultra-rosewood-subwoofer-2012-11-13-home-theater-37909-knoxville-tn

http://new.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-onix-ref-3-1-5-100-piano-rosewood-speakers-2012-12-20-speakers-92592

As it can be seen the color Rosewood has many shades but all that I'm looking for is a deep dark redish color. Thank you for anybody that helps me as this part is becoming a nightmare!!!

That was a medium cherry stain with 3 coats of semi-gloss polyurethane. I didn't use any stain conditioner that time around but luckily it turned out decent anyway.

Yeah, I called up Minwax and they recommened a stain conditioner. The guy who's helping me says to use some sort of wood sealer before staining.

I think that it might be this as he said that he couldn't remember the name other than the fact that it started with a "Z":
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=6789

I'm leaving this info up to him as I know that he knows what he's talking about but he's leaving the stain color up to me since it's my box. I know what I want but haven't seem it anywhere... How the heck do speaker comanies achieve these dark redish color finishes such as Rosewood???

Thin out some shellac and seal the wood with that. Very lightly sand and apply your stain.

Thanks for the advise as it's always helpful but do you have any ideas on how to achieve the Rosewood color...

im actually lucky enough to have a Woodcraft store a couple miles from me. i was in there and asked if they carry Minwax. the guy replies "no. we tend to carry quality products here.."

Is it possible to special order 1" BB from Lowes or Home Depot?

What would be a good, solid wood to use for building some things such as; dinning room tables, end tables, and equipment racks? I am looking to get into the hobby of wood working, and would like to start by building some various pieces of furniture, but I honestly have no idea as to which kinds of woods would work best. What ever I do end up going with, will likely be stained a really deep dark brownish/ebony. Any suggestions?

Also, say that I want to just use some cheaper, regular plywood and then veneer the exposed sections and stain them a deep brownish/ebony, what is involved in applying the veneer? How is it attached and cut? Where can it be purchased?

Thanks in advanced for the help!

I'll be building a 4.7 net cu ft triangle corner subwoofer, 24" x 24" x 34" face x 40" high, image like this:
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It's a dedicated corner HT subwoofer, will have interior barcing/etc.
I plan on using Arauco ply like others have, since it will be under the green fabric that prior covered my bass trap there I don't really care the finish.
Is there a cheaper plywood/other wood 3/4" thick to use that is structurally acceptable that I should consider, or safe bet for value savings is stick with Arauco ply?

i wouldnt go cheaper than the Arauco

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If you send me the coded text from your signature, I can fix it for you so the links open in new tab or window, as you want them to (ref. your Forum Ops post)?

This may sound nuts but I was rhinking of using 1 3/4 inch butcher block counter top or 2.5 inch solid cherry or walnut slabs ha

Solid hardwood expands and contracts with humidity. You'll probablt end up with a cracked cab.

I got the 3/4" pine for my last build, had a nice solid void running right through it from side to side. Didn't notice until I had the drivers installed and they were in the theater, then had to damage control repair the holes by using REAL silicone to seal it back up. Now THAT stuff is nasty. wood looked lovely, but was basically crap. Inspect each sheet you get VERY carefully