Wood

[music-n-motorcycle]

What kind of wood for an inexpensive two ten cabinet. this will be a bass cab.

1) solid
2) ply
3) particle board

Any suggestion? (Please back up your suggestion.)





999 &1000

[Cogs]

How many speakers, & how big are they (10s, 12s, 15s)?

[MIKEH]

I would use finger jointed pine. It's inexpensive, easy to cut, and can be painted or covered with Tolex.

[Cogs]

Birch plywood. Maybe pricey, but it will be beautiful uncovered & finished w/lacquer.

[music-n-motorcycle]

Originally posted by 71818
How many speakers, & how big are they (10s, 12s, 15s)?

Originally posted by music-n-motorcyclesWhat kind of wood for an inexpensive two ten cabinet. this will be a bass cab.

[Cogs]

Hey, it was a late night post!:lol2

[Richard Hayes]

[BLUELOU]

I USED PINE A WEEK AGO FOR MY MONSTER FRANKENSTEIN HEAD I REBUILT I MADE MY OWN HEAD CABINET AND IT IS NICE
IT ONLY TOOK ME ABOUT 2 HRS TO ROUTER AND GLUE TH TING TOGETHER
SAVED ME ALOT OF WAITIN TIME AND TONS OF MONEY

ONLY COST ME ABOUT $8 TOP QUALITY 3/4 PINE 12 INCHES WIDE BY 8 FT LONG

I HAD A BLAST MAKIN THE CABINET IM GONNA ORDER SOME TWEED TOLEX ITS NICE WHA A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A SUNNY DAY
I TOOK MY TABLESAW OUTSIDE AND MELLOWED OUT OVER A FEW BEERS AND SLAPPED IT TOGETHER IN NO TIME
I LOVE PINE
OR MAHOGANY IF ITS GONNA BE BARE FINISHED I LOVE MAHOGANY BUT ITS PRICEY FOR CABS

PINE IS CHEAP AND WORKS FINE
PLUS ITS LIGHTWEIGHT ON THE BACK

DUDE IF YOU GOT A HOME DEPOT THERE THEY CUT THE WOOD FOR 50 CENTS A CUT AND AL;L YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASSEMBLE IT OR DOVETAIL JOINT IT ETC WHA EVER TYPES OF JOINT

GOOD LUCK

ITS FUN WORKING WITH WOOD
BLUELOU

[wurlwynd]

Just make sure you use thick enough wood to make the cabinet non-resonant.

Too much math to make a resonant cab sound tight, IMHO.

[SeanF]

3/4" Baltic birch ply; you don't want resonance in a bass cab.