dovetailed pine cabs - pictorial

[Rob DiStefano]

Dovetailing for 3 boxes (1x12, 1x15, 2x10).








Assembling the 3/4" pine boxes.

[Rob DiStefano]

Routing the integral handle and rounding the edges.









Building the 1/2" birch ply 2x10 speaker baffle board.

[Rob DiStefano]

Baffle board edges rounded, front blackened, clear acrylic sprayed.







Baffle covered in cane!

[Rob DiStefano]

Stained and clear coated 2x10 cab.



Baffle and rear panel cleats added - baffle, speakers & handle tray installed.

[Rob DiStefano]

Rear panels and jack added - wired and ready to be fired up ...

[Bill Moore]

That sure is purty, thanks for the pictorial. I assume you used wood screws to mount the speakers?

[John_H]

Nice work!

[Rob DiStefano]

That sure is purty, thanks for the pictorial. I assume you used wood screws to mount the speakers?

pan head sheet metal.

[Casey4s]

Nice workmanship.

I am lazy and just do box (finger) joints instead of the dovetails LOL, excellent job on the joints Sir, my hats off to you.

I like wood natural cabinets like this instead of Tolex somtimes too. I think the cane grills look terrific with almost any cabinet or even Tolex I have been using cane since '98 on most amp cabs. I did stain and seal the first few but this last time I left it raw. (see my avatar).

Thanks for posting your build pics for us.

[mooreamps]

It's simply a thing of beauty. I'm currently looking at getting the same dovetail jig the he used to make this for a combo amp I am currently working on... Yes, thanks for posting you pics.... Very nice work indeed.....

-g

[Greenmachine]

That wood finish looks so beautiful. I was going to leave mine unfinished, but that lustre on yours is so enticing.

[JHow]

Made it look easy!

(Which I know it ain't!)

Nice work!

[Ippon]

So clean, just like all of Rob's projects at TDPRI!

[Hella1hella]

I am considering building a cab with pine, is this a good wood to use? I know fender pine back in the day but they were all covered. I am worried about it getting too beaten up because it seems like such a soft wood. I mean its just for recording/practice so I wont be hauling it over the US but I want something that if I bump it a little bit wont get all beat up looking.

[SeanF]

I am considering building a cab with pine, is this a good wood to use? I know fender pine back in the day but they were all covered. I am worried about it getting too beaten up because it seems like such a soft wood. I mean its just for recording/practice so I wont be hauling it over the US but I want something that if I bump it a little bit wont get all beat up looking.

depends to some degree on which pine you use. Eastern white pine is about as hard as Kleenex; you can dent it with a fingernail. So-called Southern yellow pine is a bit harder, but still soft relative to hardwoods; it'll dent if you bang it good. I'm pretty sure Fender's stuff was done in SYP.

Damage to the finish and the stain is more common than damage to the wood, though. That's why I always preferred to leave mine unstained, and finish in Danish oil and wax; it's pretty easy to repair.