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<blockquote data-quote="DonH" data-source="post: 7535703" data-attributes="member: 594322">Nice work Don. A few questions though. Do you fill the kerfs with glue? or was the resin coating used to stabilize the curve? both. glue then resin Do you even use screws,or is it all clamps and glue? yes i use screws also. I&#039;ve used &quot;FinnForm&quot; to make a few boxes [shoring from work,so,free] as it&#039;s 13 ply,waterproof and takes end screws,but is hella heavy. How heavy is the birch compared to MDF,in the basic 3/4&quot; thickness? its half the weight. mdf sheet is about 98 pounds. Can &quot;light&quot; be bad in regards to box resonance? yes but density is key.&nbsp; Sorry for all the questions,but I&#039;m getting ready to &quot;skin&quot; my very low profile,2x2&quot;steel box frame to hold my pair of Alpine SWR 8&#039;s.Thanks,Steve. No worries that what members are here for!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonH, post: 7535703, member: 594322"] [B]Nice work Don. A few questions though. Do you fill the kerfs with glue? or was the resin coating used to stabilize the curve? [/B][B][COLOR=royalblue]both. glue then resin[/COLOR][/B][B] Do you even use screws,or is it all clamps and glue? [/B][B][COLOR=royalblue]yes i use screws also[/COLOR][/B][B]. I've used "FinnForm" to make a few boxes [shoring from work,so,free] as it's 13 ply,waterproof and takes end screws,but is hella heavy. How heavy is the birch compared to MDF,in the basic 3/4" thickness? [/B][B][COLOR=royalblue]its half the weight. mdf sheet is about 98 pounds[/COLOR][/B][B]. Can "light" be bad in regards to box resonance? [/B][B][COLOR=royalblue]yes but density is key[/COLOR][/B][B]. Sorry for all the questions,but I'm getting ready to "skin" my very low profile,2x2"steel box frame to hold my pair of Alpine SWR 8's.[/B] [B]Thanks,Steve. [/B][B][COLOR=royalblue]No worries that what members are here for![/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]

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