hey guys, im making a bluetooth speaker, made a box for it out of plywood sanded it pretty good, but now im strugling to choose what im doing with it, should i stain the wood should i make decoupage(or whatever its called) or anything else, and if anyone has any sugestions on how to varnish plywood would be much appreciated, last time i did it on plywood it all just went "into" the wood and there was no "shiny" to it, i dont know if and how i need to prep it before warnishing, and sorry for bad english :D
>>1018673
Paint it black.
>>1018673
laquer
>>1018673
Wood is absorbent. Most varnishes require multiple coats, especially if you want it to be glossy.
Also, the first coat of any varnish onto wood will cause it to get hairy, so expect to have to sand it again, at least once.
A grit of 240 or higher is a good idea after you've done a coat.
i did do multiple coats on my last project but it absorbed everything in 0.0 did like 6 coats
Paint it something along the lines of this.
>find nice, skilled in art girl.
>hook up with her.
>tell her about your speaker.
>ask for a favour.
> ???
>profit, also nicely done speaker.
>>1018673
Also, make a Bass Reflex
>>1018673
>File: QCd3bf7.jpg
nice work
>>1018673
I made something similar in much larger form, simply painted it black.
It was a simple box.
But yours is better designed and made, I'd go with a veneer for the front.
Maybe something crazy as dark leather on the rest.
Some chrome/metal details would look nice too.
Are the speaker elements good looking too?
>>1019842
>/diy/ - Make Someone Else Do It
>>1018675
Simply Red
Stain will look terrible on that. Too much end grain, also a lousy surface. Should level the surface with some wood filler (lots of splitting around the holes), sand it smooth, and do a good paint job.
>>1018673
How did you make those rounded ?
>>1020826
Hey bro have you ever touched wood before?
What is a router?
Obviously the Ethernet plug one m8
>>1018673
Do you have the schimatics for this m8? Looks great.
