armyranger3858 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshman6969 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. birtch does the trick too Quote Legal TL scores145.6 on the dash sealed up in the low 40hz area with the port out145.5 on the dash sealed up @30hz with the port inless then 1k clamped on a 3.5k! Why would you EVER WANT flex?huh?...flex is what can make the lows lower and more air being pushed correct? My FeedbackJeep-BuildlogPT LOSER buildlog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. birtch does the trick too birch is good in the plywood world. we are talking hardwoods here..... birch ply is a whole different thing. birch ply isnt great for boxes, but its better than mdf. birch hardwood kinda sucks for boxes. Edited February 4, 2011 by Hugh G. Rection Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger3858 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. alright so hickory and poplar any other hard woods that are great to build boxes with i already have some ash and cherry. how are those two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. alright so hickory and poplar any other hard woods that are great to build boxes with i already have some ash and cherry. how are those two? ash has a great resonance to it, which is why its used in a majority of the stringed instruments produced these days. hickory isnt so much of a tone wood, its just fuckin' strong. Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger3858 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. alright so hickory and poplar any other hard woods that are great to build boxes with i already have some ash and cherry. how are those two? ash has a great resonance to it, which is why its used in a majority of the stringed instruments produced these days. hickory isnt so much of a tone wood, its just fuckin' strong. alright i think im gonna go with the ash but how is cherry as far as resonance and tonal response go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) thinking of making a box out of ash,cherry, or some other type of hard wood...the box will be made by panels so will this be safe to do? for those who dont know what i mean by panel the box walls will be made up of multiple small boards glued together to form a one of the walls of the box. then the panel will edge jointed, cut to be square and then planed to desired thickness as a cabinet maker of 12 years i am one of the very few here who are qualified to even think about your question..... id say go for it. the enclosure will have a far superior resonance and tonal response than mdf, and be stronger as well, as long as you do your joints correctly. i am very interested in seeing what you come up with. for a stiff enclosure, hickory would be optimal. for tonal response, poplar is great. alright so hickory and poplar any other hard woods that are great to build boxes with i already have some ash and cherry. how are those two? ash has a great resonance to it, which is why its used in a majority of the stringed instruments produced these days. hickory isnt so much of a tone wood, its just fuckin' strong. alright i think im gonna go with the ash but how is cherry as far as resonance and tonal response go i dont know about the cherry. i know it smells great when you cut it. edit - just a note, when your working with that ash, be careful to look for checks in the wood. they can be hard to see in ash. Edited February 4, 2011 by Hugh G. Rection Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 i have a feeling this will be an expensive ass box build. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 i have a feeling this will be an expensive ass box build. depends on where he gets the material. i could have done this for almost nothing back when i was still in cabinets..... Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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