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In Reply to: RE: How to remove solid wood trim from a cabinet ? posted by Presto on December 14, 2016 at 19:40:44
Hi,
There are a couple of picture on my Dec 12 post in this thread. Got the trim off fine (at least on this cabinet - one to go after this). If the rest of the cabinet deconstructs as well as it has so far, this will be fairly straightforward (but of course I don't fully expect that to happen). Then it is a matter of resizing the panels and rebuilding.
A very interesting project, and I an optimistic the result will be very nice.
Thanks -- Roger
Follow Ups:
If you got that veneer off, you're golden. It's really not often this is a plausible scenario. Foil-backed veneer? Whatever it was, it didn't penetrate the veneer or it just dried out. Glad you got it off!
Once the cabinet is raw you can do practically anything.
Myself, I like to use routers to cut apart speakers for changing dimensions, but I've also thrown speakers on table saws (with suitable jigs) to make much faster cuts.
Laminating on layers of MDF or other materials is a sinch too....
Cheers,
Presto
Elephant in the room issue:
Frankly those don't look like very well Designed OR even decently Built speaker boxes.
Are you Sure? they are worth saving?
You seem pretty handy. It will work out one way or another.
Also sanding is going to be a concern. Veneer is very thin and will not take much to sand right through to the base wood.
Just remember cutting off an inch or two off the cabinet may be your final choice. So be careful with the rest of the veneer.
The trim is off, but I still need to separate the cabinet sides and top/bottom. I am reducing the width of the cabinet by about 6 inches, so Ican afford to lose a bit of material on the top and bottom. I am planning on using a router to take off the lap part of the top joints (1/4 inch thick) and then hopefully carefully separate the sides. I want to maintain the height of the cabinet, so going to have to work slowly on those joints. I can see that they are held by brads, so I may cut through the entire top if it does not release easily, and then move from there. Cutting through should allow me to knock the brads out before trying to release the glue joints.
I know why people usually don't go this route - it takes a lot of time and thought. It will be quite satisfying if I can bring these old beauties back to life!!
Repairing and refitting the Magnificent wood grills is another interesting challenge.....
regards -- Roger
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