Since there was discussion of home speaker projects I did a pair of home speakers in the early early 70's for my then fiancé. I spent time studying all the speakers in hi-fi stores in Seattle and pulled off the grills to look at components and ports. I found a speaker style I liked called Speakerlab and wrote down all the dimensions size of port etc. I bought 5/8 particleboard and speakers and a rectangle horn from Radio Shack. I also bought mahogany veneer from a hardware store, and 1" real wood strip veneer.
It took me two months weekends to assemble the two speakers. I had 12" subwoofers and they had a high power rating. So did the horns. I finished the cabinet and applied the veneer on the sides and edges. I used a razor to trim the edges, lightly sanded, then oiled down the wood. They turned out beautiful, and sounded awesome. I did steal a nicely designed speaker! My former fiancé who I stay in touch with still uses the speakers to this day. I believe I built them in 1972. They are 29 this year. My friend is very frugal and was sentimental about the speakers. She wouldn't let anyone put anything on the speakers and occasionally polishes the wood with wood polish. That was one of the great projects of my young life. I sometimes wonder if I could have worked at Speakerlab on speakers but never pursued it. Just some rambling for you GOF's.
What I'm looking at through this lens of time are incredibly fine colleagues.
