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cab_eleven · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:05 am

What a beauty, I love the way the color turned out. I can't see any flaws from here in Texas.

ParanoidAndroid · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:36 am

I think it looks great

CountZero · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:40 am

Gorgeous finish, dude!

CaptainPeyote · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:44 am

Man, that is freaking sweet! Looks like you dipped the whole thing in envirotex! :lol:

EDIT: oh... and if it were me (not that i know a damn thing about building cabs, but...) I'd add a strip of wood at the top in the back, just so I had something to grab/carry it by. I'd hate to mar those wood sides with handles. But I suppose I'd make sure that the opening in the back was large enough to remove the speaker without removing the back panel if possible.

powerpopguy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:56 pm

Wow, that looks unbelievable! I think you deserve a lot more than a C+ :shock:

KBC · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:35 pm

looks great.

CaptainPeyote wrote:

Man, that is freaking sweet! Looks like you dipped the whole thing in envirotex! :lol:

EDIT: oh... and if it were me (not that i know a damn thing about building cabs, but...) I'd add a strip of wood at the top in the back, just so I had something to grab/carry it by. I'd hate to mar those wood sides with handles. But I suppose I'd make sure that the opening in the back was large enough to remove the speaker without removing the back panel if possible.

This is also a great idea, I have no idea how it would effect sound though. :roll:

KBC · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:43 pm

A little trick after you've finished sanding to find any left over glue, just wipe it down with a damp rag and any glue will show up the same as when you put the finish on. Just let it dry before you apply the finish and you are good to go.

spidermonkey · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:38 pm

Wow, that is shiny :shock:

Did you build it from plans? If so, could I borrow those plans?

CaptainPeyote · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:31 am

[quote="TNblueshawk"

Hey CP and KB, I'm not sure I follow. [/quote]

I was saying that it might be cool to add an extra panel to the back, similar to the one already there, but not as broad (tall? thick?), and placed at the top. You know, so the back of the cab has a "window" big enough to remove the speaker thru without taking out all those screws, but so there is a ridge on top to grab and move. A 2" wide board would do it probably, along with the inner frame to bolt it to.

I'd really hate to see any of the gorgeous wood covered up by handles...

ckyvick · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:39 am

Awesome looking cab dude

dcountry13 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:55 am

John, totally cool. I'd love to build a cab one day and seeing this gets me even more inspired to do so.

GregAaron · **Joined:** Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:06 pm **Posts:** 56

That look amazing man! How gorgeous

Kunfuz · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:26 am

Hawky, one word: YES!!

patrickbrose · **Posted:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:02 am

That is beautiful! I love the look of the wood, just so much more classy than tolex. For the back question, you will notice a major difference in sound if you completely close the back, but you could add another strip to the back at the top and leave a 2-3" wide opening and not notice much difference. That speaker with a champ should produce some really early breakup, I doubt you will get much clean with that combo! I can't wait to hear how it sounds.
But it does look marvelous, well done

-P

Scott C · **Posted:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:10 pm

TNblueshawk wrote:

Hey, I do have a question though if anyone cares to opine. Notice I've only closed up half the back. I could not decide whether to close up about another 3" from the top leaving about a 3" gap for air flow. So, before you tell me "it depends on your taste etc..." my question is, if you were doing an open back cab of this size, what would you have done on the back or rather how much would you have left open? Wouldn't take me long to close up a little more of it and was just curious what you guys thought.

Thanks for looking and any response you might want to give on my question

I built a closed back speaker cabinet using AX84.com plans a while ago, and according to its plans and their forum, is you leave 1/3 of the back open it's as good as leaving the entire back open. In other words, as long as 1/3 or more of the back is open, the sound shouldn't be affected.

As for other build advice...
1) It looks great.

2) I think from a capentry standpoint, the boards should have been arranged across the width of the cabinet instead of the depth (if that makes sense). Imagine sitting on the cabinet and you can imagine your glue joints breaking. i don't think it will happen with the bracing inside the cabinet and the front baffle, but from a carpentry "theory" standpoint, I think the grain of the wood should run from corner to corner, not front to back. So, for next time, that's what I'd do. But, like I said, it looks great.

Kunfuz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:03 am

Just wait a couple of years Hawky, soon you'll sit on it alright :lol:

mattyj · **Joined:** Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:14 am **Posts:** 165

wow! that's beautiful!

tonedeaf · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:56 pm

Absolutely gorgeous!!!! Congrats on the finished work. How's she sound?

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