So I usually have multiple amp projects going on at any one time. There is a rather large project that I’ve been working on but it’s going rather slowly and I was hungry to make some progress on something. As such, I decided to tackle a smaller project I first prototyped in 2011 and that has been on hold since 2015. I spent the better part of today turning an 11″ x 58″ plank of Zebra Wood {Microberlinia brazzavillensis} into an amp chassis.
Here’s how it looks in its first dry fit on my workbench.
There’s still a lot more detail work to do, but this gives a good impression of what it will look like when completed. The chassis is 9-1/2 inches tall, 12-1/2 inches wide, and only 7-1/2 inches in depth. A nice small amp for a book shelf or side table.
This is progress.
Wow, that looks great Matt. Do you use a router to get those nice round / rectangular cuts?
Yes. I remove the majority of the material with Forster bits and a jig saw. Then I use a template with a pattern matching bit in a router table. Makes for nice clean openings.
Looks awesome. Everyone I know is super busy, you’ll get back to it when you can. Thanks for the update.