Tip - cover the edges of the veneer face with painter's tape before you apply contact adhesive. You were getting glue on the veneer face after using that foam roller.

Great tutorial. You've given me confidence to tackle my project.

Another gluing method that works quite well and is easier is to spread wood glue on both surfaces.Use a hard rubber roller so it goes on evenly. After everything's dry use an iron to adhere. It works with a much better degree of control and sicks incredibly well.

Must admit the end product looks fantastic. We manufacture and veneer speaker cabinets for a company in the UK using a heated vacuum press as we find it far less tricky than contact glue (especially when using expensive veneers). Great work and cracking video.

Thanks for the great video! I followed it when I veneered my Tritrix speaker build kit. I had good luck using the Gel type contact cement on my wood veneer. Then I used "Seal-A-Cell" from General Finishes as the finish as it gives a nice pop to the grain in the veneer. With "Sea-A-Cell", the oils penetrate to highlight the warm natural look and the urethane ensures a good hard film build. For the wood veneer, I used the Sapele because it gives a lovely brown mahogany color, but it's just a bit more sophisticated looking than plain mahogany.

Thanks for making this simple to the point video. Very similar to applying high pressure laminates but a router isn't needed to trim. Only omitted was cutting the driver holes but I see you posted a comment on that.

The woodworkers glue and iron method mentioned by Remko de Jong in this thread is the best method. No problem with lining it up, unlike with contact adhesive. The thing I would add is to iron the veneer BEFORE applying the woodworkers adhesive to pre-shrink the veneer. This is especially important if you need to make a join because your cabinets are too wide for the width of veneer you have. You would make this join in the middle so that the veneers are symmetrical. If you have to do this, ensure you purchase matching veneers. i.e. veneers cut from the same piece of wood. You flip one veneer sheet over and it should have the same grain pattern as the other one you are making the join to. In this case, you would iron on the two matching veneers up to about an inch before the overlapping join. Once set, (almost instant) cut through both overlapping joins with a very sharp craft knife and straight edge. Remove the bottom piece of waste veneer. Then iron the remaining inch to complete the join. I have cabinets I veneered 50 years ago with this method which are still perfect.

Nice production value. I'm glad you're enjoying your speakers. You should be proud. Awesome work and thanks for the video.

Man I wish you showed gluing the sides and cutting/sanding them. Also would have been great to see them finished.

Great Video! I used the white glue for wood, apply one or two layers on the speaker cabinet and the veneer. Let it dry seperately for about half an hour. Then ask gently the iron of your wife (where you iron your laundry with), DONT TELL WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO USE IT FOR!! Set the temp to mid-range and then place the veneer on your speaker cabinet and gently iron your veneer to you speaker. You will notice your glue is melting again, it sort of re-generates. So your veneer is glued/dryed at the same time. Works excelent!

Great video, I wish you showed a little more of the final result.

Great video. Nice job. Made it look very straightforward and easily doable if you take your time. Learned a lot. Thanks.

These are techniques I still need to learn. Thanks for sharing!!!

Liked and loved your idea of putting wood batons before sticking shhet to the enclosure.

thank you for this video, I'll be using it to help me in my upcoming speaker project.

I enjoyed watching it! so easy to do with appropriate tools for furniture

Very nice, systematically done. Thanks for the video.

Looks absolutely beautiful! Great veneer!

Greetings from Gdansk, Poland. Nice job.

That's an awesome improvement! Great video

Excellent Video Explained the prep and 1st steps perfectly....

Excellent work! Your build is super inspirational! Might have a go at building my own speakers, although I am not DIY gifted by any measure, so I'm expecting bad results

What a great tutorial! Thank you!

Very good and complete video! Thank you!

dude, again great video. Thanks

Nice job.Congratulations

Excellent video. I would point out that when deciding which order to place the veneer in, the paper backing tends to be a dark strip. So that is typically why I do the top before I do the front. So when I’m sitting listening to the music I am not looking at the paper strip backing. However I have switched to Roya would Venere and the hot PVA glue method.. It is a little bit more temperamental because the Venere can crack as you were applying heat. But you certainly have a wider selection of veneers to choose from.

Nice video. Others showed different glue types that needed pressing. This way seems easier.

How did you do the veneer around the speaker whole? I wish I saw that part.

Good job 👍 excellent video! Using a router with the appropriate bit also does a great job on the edges although if you are careful a razor blade as suggested can do the trick!

Phenomenal video man !! Thank you

very nice and beautifully done veneer thank you

Great video! You are very concise and smart!

Looks pretty cool thanks

Very helpful and thanks for posting! Would have been good to see how you trimmed for the speaker holes -- because the final result looks great!

Excellent video - thanks!

Dang that looks so good! thanks for this video

Absolutely great 👍

Good video. Thanks!

Awesome love seeing young people into DIY i build speakers also it's a great hobby the Tritrix are a popular kit i bet they sound great. And your using a Yamaha CR 1020 that is awesome i have a ultra rare Yamaha CR 3020 but my CR 1020 believe it or not sounds better both have been recapped. Also great video to the point i like that great job !!!!!

Looks good , need to hear them .

Nice job!

Great video! Thanks!

Nice making

Beautiful!!

wow awesome pal, i hate it when people make stuff like this look so easy lol!!

Real solid video

Great vid man, thank you!

Very Nice job, looks great. Do you have a video on how you built the speakers. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!! great video!!

From ordinary MDF to beautiful!

Thanks for the vid, your speakers look good! Tip for you: instead of using a Stanley blade to cut flush, use a “flush trim” bit in a router 👌🏼👍🏼

Good jop. So useful thanks a lot.

Very interesting!

Great video 😍 tank's bro

great vid!

Great job!! Subbed.

Nice job.

Funny: I came here looking for tips on refinishing the wood veneer on my CR 1020, surprising to see it in the video

Would love to see some video about how you handled the corners. My greatest concert is having wonky seams.

The veneer looks good...It's the best finish.

jeez, great job.

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Nice job ...

you should look into "Milk Shake" for your speakers, It is a Bondo/Resin Mixture and it is used to line the inside to reduce resonance. Love this Video!

Love it

Thanks Waldo

, round small wooden dowels work best to support the veneer over your surface. 👍

Great video, very informative. I know I’m a year a so late to the party here, I’m wondering why apply the first coat of contact cement and let it dry then adding a second. What’s the benefit of this technique?

Awesome video! Planning on doing this myself, did you use the same trimming technique with a craft knife to cut out the speaker holes?

Very good....

nice that

How did you trim the veneer around the speaker recesses?

Thanks for doing this video! I've never veneer'd before but I'm almost done with this same speaker build. I just have a question regarding when is the right time to do the veneer. Did you put the crossover and all internal components beforehand, I assume you then soldering the remaining connections to the tweeter and 2 woofers, then inserted those, screwed them in, and bam done? Was wondering if you could confirm as I don't want to screw up the order and have to pull it apart

Достойная работа, контактный клей для шпона это лучшее!

Awesome

Only thing me I'd use the fiberglas less chance of bubbling down the road. Like you said as If you where going to paint it. When doing quality body work they use the fiberglas filler and, using an ultra light weight bondo.

Veneering can be very difficult without commercial equipment. You make it look easy! Bought veneers are usually only 0.6mm thick. Trimming the edges is tricky. I found Iron on preglued is easier and longer lasting but more expensive. You can get contact adhesive that allows you a bit of movement initially. If you are a woodworker you can cut your own thicker veneers.. You can buy ready veneered mdf. Getting veneer flat without a vacuum press is difficult. Those are ideas that come to my mind. Interesting video and great result. You can buy really interesting grained veneer.

Nice. Look like a pair of Living Voice speakers.

Handy tip, when trimming venners or edge banding tape. Use a OLD OLD Stanley/utility blade. Blunter the better trust me

how does a sheet of veneer go for like that? Thank you for the tips.

I’m in south Jersey and it’s horrible for me. There aren’t any good lumber yards or anything here anymore. They all closed in the early 90s so I cannot literally go somewhere and look at the veneer. I do not trust ordering it online either just in case there are voids. At any rate, amazing job and it looks beautiful.

Any tips with dealing with the holes in the speaker?

What does the wiring look like are there snap on terminal connecters for home theater wire?

Great video, I was wondering how do you trim out the holes for your speakers after you put veneer on especially on the inside holes used to flush mount speakers are using.

Nice CR-1020. I have the CR-620, but am looking to upgrade to either a 1020 or 2020.

Great video ! How did you cut the holes for the drivers ?

Disappointing that you don't show the cutting where two pieces of veneer meet at the corners. That's the difficult part.

Hi, thanks for a useful video. May I ask how did you handle the edges ? Did you overlap the pieces ? If so, which part has been overlapped on to the other ? Front ? or side ? Thanks again.

Thanks for video. I want to veneer some speakers to match my stereo cabinet. But you didn't show the one thing I was looking for... the speaker cutouts on the face. How did you get the round hole a smooth finish? Did you just cut inside a little, trim with your blade like you showed when doing the edge and sand it until smooth? I also have some allen key holes in the corners of my speakers. I'm thinking the same principle. Cut a little hole in the centre, roll up a bit of sandpaper tight and pull it in and out gradually making the hole bigger until they are smooth and round. What's your thoughts?

They make a router blade for trimming work like that.

Excelent video and technique, by the way, you can write down directly to the veneer, then later delete the marks with isopropilic alcohol or spirits, thanks !!

Nice. Thanks for this! I would think that trimming the veneer around the speaker holes in the front baffle would be the trickiest part to this. Any tips?

TnX ....

Do you have a video of cutting the speaker holes? I am thinking whether or not to free hand that cut, or use a router with a flush cut bit.

Did you let each side fully cure before moving on to the next? It seems like you would need to as you would need to trim off the excess veneer before gluing on an adjacent side. How long did the entire project take?

Well last minute was tooo good

what do you do if you get the contact glue on the finish side? will it just come off with the sanding before the stain process. or do you need to get it off with something some kind of cleaner first?

Hi, great tutorial. One thing that you didn't address is how you cut the holes for the drivers in the veneer. I was personally thinking of veneering the box first and then routing the driver holes, but obviously you did it the other way around. How did you get clean round cuts?

I just picked up a set of 5 DIYSG speakers that are complete and assembled, but are bare MDF. Considering veneer....but oh man, doing five speakers would be a LOT of work. Also, why no video of how to cut the holes in the front? That seems kinda important lol.