| Author | Message | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 409 Registered: 1-2004 |
I was already playing with the idea to make a custom wooden presentation casing for my Alembic SF-2 Superfilter, and last weekend I just started the work to see where it would take me. It now really looks like the high-end hifi piece of equipment it is. Without wanting to sound arrogant I think I did a pretty good job, and I'm always very critical about things I made myself. The wood is Pine, and the accents in the front corners are Oak, Purpleheart and Massaranduba. It stands on little chrome legs. Maybe I'll add another layer of paint later, but initially I wanted to keep it as natural as possible, allowing you to feel the grain of the wood(s). The pictures below take you through the building process. I hope you like it. Enjoy! Wilfred        | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1886 Registered: 9-2002 |
Nice ...but were is the fancy inlaywork of a ballet-dancing-hipopotamus (my favourite from Fantasia 1). Or the maple veneers?? Or the ebony laminates?? Paul the bad one PS: just kidding ...I wish I had those skills and nerves tot do something like that. Even when I make a simple housing for pipery under the sink it always comes out COMPLETELY different than I had in mind. Mmmmm ...must be the credo of my life HA!!!! | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1241 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've often thought of how nice a natural wood rack would look. Congrats on a really nice looking rack! | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1242 Registered: 5-2002 |
BTW; nice fan!! | ||
| serialnumber12
Junior Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 39 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hey not bad at all! what's in that little wooden box? | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 410 Registered: 1-2004 |
Ha die Paul, inlays? If only I could! But who knows, it might be an ever evolving process that'll never be finished completely. There'll certainly be another layer of transparant mahogany stain paint, most likely to be followed by a layer or two of clear high gloss yacht laquer. But before that happens, there is some serious sanding work to do. And I've run out of elbow grease for a while ;-) I'll probably continue the work later this week. And like a private little 'Customer to Customer' thread, I'll keep y'all posted... Wilfred | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 411 Registered: 1-2004 |
Thanks for the nice comments Dave and Keavin! The Alembic wooden box contains some 'Grolsch' rubber rings that can be used as strap locks, and a few picks... Wilfred | ||
| tom_z
Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 99 Registered: 7-2004 |
Wilfred - that's a great little case. Very nice! If you have a mind to visit Las Vegas, there are a few carpentry tasks I could use some expert help with. A show and a dinner buffet are on me. =D | ||
| gare
Intermediate Member Username: gare Post Number: 120 Registered: 11-2003 |
Thats a cool box Wilfred, nice change from a standard rack box. But..ahh..there's no LEDs ? Seriously, very nice. And Dave mentioned wooden racks..check out Nice-Racks.com. | ||
| dgcarbu
Intermediate Member Username: dgcarbu Post Number: 161 Registered: 6-2004 |
Very nice work... | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 353 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Wilfred....sign me up for one of those..... Great job. stoney | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 354 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Wilfred....sign me up for one of those..... Great job. stoney | ||
| the_mule
Senior Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 415 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Finished...?! Wilfred | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 355 Registered: 7-2002 |
Looks too pretty to take out on the road....I'll have to settle for a simple rackmount config for my F1X. Stoney | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1252 Registered: 5-2002 |
Wilfred; not quite. Now you need to do up the Glockenklang!! | ||
| richbass939
Intermediate Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2004 |
Wilfred, Just curious, what does "Gemengde gevoelens op nieuw jaarsbijeen komst rode kruis" mean. Rich | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1896 Registered: 9-2002 |
"Mixed feelings on new-years gathering of the Red Cross" and I haven't the faintest clue what it's about. some dutchie stuff I guess?!?! Paul the bad one | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 466 Registered: 6-2002 |
Sorry, we can't allow any dutchies around here (says who). But no, it's gotta be some news headline that Rich found. [edit:]Okay, found the headline printed on a newspaper in one of the above pictures - duh, so much for 20/20 vision. (Message edited by adriaan on January 26, 2005) | ||
| jeff
Member Username: jeff Post Number: 95 Registered: 12-2003 |
Very nice job Wildfred. The wooden case reminds me of the cases used on Phase Linear amps and preamps in the seventies, although your box is much more exotic. | ||
| serialnumber12
Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 58 Registered: 12-2004 |
you might wanna start taking orders for those pimpboxes! | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1255 Registered: 5-2002 |
I can't get over how nice that rack looks. Gare; I did go look at the nice-racks site, and I did think about it for a while. But the problem with wood racks is the weight; and of course, trying to keep them undamaged. And then if I got wood racks, I would then want some natural finish cabs to go with them as well. But that sure is a nice looking rack. | ||
| gare
Intermediate Member Username: gare Post Number: 125 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yes, I agree, wooden racks can get heavy, and there's the durability thing. They're really more a stationary thing, but they sure look nice. I have one of their racks holding synth modules etc, hasn't been moved in a while, bet there's things growing behind it ! How bout a nice Bag End birch cabinet with matching rack case ? G | ||
| davehouck
Senior Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 1266 Registered: 5-2002 |
I have lusted after Bag End birch cabs <g>. |
