Cool Ambrosia Maple - Sound clip added

[p2pAmps]

So I am getting close to finishing a cab I am doing in Ambrosia Maple.  This a really great wood that I have never built with until now.  What I noticed too was when I rubbed a little alcohol on it to see the grain it turned kind of a reddish tint!  I will do the finish in oil (Rubio Monocoat).  Some of you wood geeks probably already know all about this stuff :)

[uki]

It does look good indeed !! 

[acheld]

Not familiar with Ambrosia Maple.  Mostly I've avoided maple in cabs due to weight and lack of resonance (but maybe I've been wrong. . .).

Hard for me to tell -- is your wood planed to 1/2"?

Like your Dumble style cabs.

[PRR]

...Ambrosia Maple....

Ugh! It's got bugs! And fungus! 

https://austinhardwoods.com/hardwood-lumber/ambrosia-maple/
https://www.advantagelumber.com/ambrosia-maple.htm

[p2pAmps]

Not familiar with Ambrosia Maple.  Mostly I've avoided maple in cabs due to weight and lack of resonance (but maybe I've been wrong. . .).

Hard for me to tell -- is your wood planed to 1/2"?

Like your Dumble style cabs.

Nope, it's 3/4" and honestly not that heavy compared to other wood.  This is a softer maple and machines very nicely IMHO.  As far as sound, I think it's pretty great as do the nice folks who buy em up. 

Mr Google says:

Ambrosia Maple
Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of Maple that has been infested by the Columbian timber beetle. ... Beetles bore into the trees, giving it that discolored look.

[p2pAmps]

...Ambrosia Maple....

Ugh! It's got bugs! And fungus! 

https://austinhardwoods.com/hardwood-lumber/ambrosia-maple/
https://www.advantagelumber.com/ambrosia-maple.htm

No different than most old school musicians!  BOOM!

[pdf64]

Looks great, wonderful wood and excellent craftsmanship
And yay! the presence control has migrated along the front panel, away from the inputs 

[tubenit]

Beautiful job!  Looks great.   My brother in law had a condo not far from Doug in Hendersonville, NC where he did his entire upper wood floors with that wood.


With respect,  Tubenit

[bmccowan]

Nice. I built a writing table out of that wood. Monocoat should be great for a finish. I used a homemade tung oil finish followed by several coats of wax and the color deepens and reddens nicely. I have some leftover and plan to use it for a small head cabinet.
Your finger joints look very clean - I am curious as to what jig you use. I have a Freud table saw jig but have thought about switching to a router jig.

[p2pAmps]

Nice. I built a writing table out of that wood. Monocoat should be great for a finish. I used a homemade tung oil finish followed by several coats of wax and the color deepens and reddens nicely. I have some leftover and plan to use it for a small head cabinet.
Your finger joints look very clean - I am curious as to what jig you use. I have a Freud table saw jig but have thought about switching to a router jig.

Hey thanks!  The box joints I do on my table saw using an Incra iBox jig, Freud dado set.  These are 1/2".  The backer board is hard maple to reduce tearout.

[p2pAmps]

Started the oil finish today and man that maple grain is popping great!

[bmccowan]

Thanks for the info on the jig and dado set - my dado set is also a Freud. I think I need to be more careful with the backer board to avoid tear out. of course if covering with Tolex - who cares? But I am damn sick of gluing Tolex.
Lovely cabinet, man. You are inspiring to get mine going. I also have been collecting used pallets and want to do a small cabinet from them. Plane the boards but leave the imperfections. No great reason - just because.

[tubenit]

That's a remarkably beautiful cabinet!  Thanks for sharing the photos.


With respect, Tubenit

[p2pAmps]

[p2pAmps]

Here's my pal Randy Beavers playing this Ambrosia Bad-Dawg amp I just finished.  Speaker is an Eminence EM12-N... Enjoy