Popular Post Ronn W Posted September 14, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I won't elaborate on the problems (self made and otherwise) that I had with these, but they are done and the sound is great. Both boxes are veneered inside and out. The liners are solid walnut the bottoms are 1/8" baltic birch with walnut veneer. Finish is many coats of clear shellac and then waxed. It was worth the headaches. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Ronn awesome job!! They both look amazing but my favorite would be the second one. What type of wood is the veneer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Yes, more details please! They look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Beautifully done! I like them both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Wow, those look really nice. nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Very nice! Somebody must be very deserving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Heirlooms to be treasured for a long long time Ronn, beautiful work sir!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I keep coming back to look at these. Truly beautiful pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Damn Ronn, beautiful work and heirlooms for sure. Damn well done , young'un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Pretty spectacular boxes Ronn. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Fantastic Ronn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronn W Posted September 14, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 3 hours ago, pkinneb said: Ronn awesome job!! They both look amazing but my favorite would be the second one. What type of wood is the veneer? 2 hours ago, JohnG said: Yes, more details please! They look great! The big challenge on both boxes was to get the veneer on the fronts (and sides) to line up. I did not want to veneer the box and then lose 1/8" when I cut the tops off so the box was veneered after it was cut apart. I was shooting for a perfect grain match. I will probably not do that again since it added so many steps and days to the effort. The first box is Karelian Birch with narrow dyed black and wider Ribbon stripe saplele filletti. The frame is solid walnut. The interior is walnut. Brusso hinges. The box itself under all that veneer is walnut whcih only show at the mating surfaces of the lid and bottom. The second box is a walnut burl veneer with a wide ebony veneer filletti. The maple border and legs are glued into a rabbet cut along all edges. The mating surfaces of the topa nd bottom are also veneered with ebony. That is another reson for applying the outside veneer after stting the box apart since I had to apply the ebony veneeer before the external veneer so the ebony edge would not show witht he lid is closed. The interior is balck walnut with a Georgia cherry gel stain. The box its self is 3/8" baltic birch butis not visible anywhere. Brusso hinges. The works have 72 note cylinders. It was amazing how the sound improved and got louder from open box, then add the glass, then close the box. Now for the shameless plug: I got the works from http://bettermusicboxes.com/. Interesting guys. Rick tunes the works for better sound after they recieve it from the supplier. He also recomposes some of the music so it takes advantage of the works' abilities. Steve makes boxes that they sell. Check out the site. They sent a lot of good info on dimesions and info other things that you can do when building the boxes get the best sound. They spent about 30 minutes on the phone with me one day talking about the effects of different materials, how to construct the bottom and how to mount the glass. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 They appear have been well worth the efforts! Beautiful work, Ronn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Ronn I meant to tell you I expect to see these on a Brusso FB post soon so don't forget to send them some pics, these are certainly worthy! Then I can say I new him when... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Those turned out awesome! Super nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Awesome indeed!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 Very well done ! Signed & dated ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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