The baltic birch saga begins!

The saw got a workout this weekend and so did the shop broom. What a load of wood shrapnel. I am very lucky to have good help and a bit of networking within the local trades. A lot of good material comes my way, usually for free, and this is one of those cases. Bonus!

Anyway, here is what 2 1/2 sheets of surplus 3/4" baltic birch looks like ripped to 3/4" cubes, chopped and beveled to become a speaker jacket. On top of the speaker baffle is a mockup of what the speaker spike setup might be. I have to trim down the threaded rod a bit and decide if sinking the T nuts is something I would rather do. I kinda like them with the tangs showing. Reminds me of talons clutching an orb on a scepter or something.





I never took an official count, but it is pretty much a lot... I don't know how much it weighs, but it is pretty much a lot... Added to each speaker will be about 30lbs I would guess. To tell the truth it would be sweet to have a pic of a speaker on the scale over 150lbs! I'm hoping the baffle chamfer of 45 degrees into the baltic birch angle of about 15 degrees will reduce diffraction without altering the baffle step compensation the crossover would have taken into account.



I probably have to finish priming, filling and do an intial sand before I can attach the birch ply. Might be a bit before anything interesting happens. Getting closer now.