Custom Ashdown Bass cabinet build..,

[Jalmeida]

Hello folks,

I have a friend who has asked me to build him a cabinet for his Ashdown CTM-200 amp. The amp is a rackmount and he wanted a nice hardwood fingerjoined cabinet. The amp is biscuit edgejoined quartersawn african mahogany and curly maple board that is fingerjoined. It is surprisingly light.

So here is where it is at currently.

[Jalmeida]

A few more pics…

[mresistor]

beautiful wood and beautiful work

[ShoemanGB]

Wow!   That belongs in the living room.  Beautiful.

[Kev-W]

That's nice looking and well made!

I've always avoided biscuit joints (I use dowels there) but if your work's an example then it's a new trick I need to learn!

[Jalmeida]

That's nice looking and well made!

I've always avoided biscuit joints (I use dowels there) but if your work's an example then it's a new trick I need to learn!

Thank alot, Kev-W!

I am new to biscuit joints with this build. I have used dowels prior. The thing I like about biscuit joints over dowels are:


1. The saw guide make alignment/index quick and repeatable

2. Thinner lamination options.

3. Biscuits fit rather precise making for much less mis-alignment.

Now dowels I am sure may be a benefit in some places where a Biscuit joint are not well suited. My concern on this cabinet was the weight. And edge laminating 3/4” woods using only glue was something I feared may not have longevity once the woods shrink at differing rates over time and a seam opens. And with the weight of the cabinet that could be catastrophic.

I just bought the cheapo Harbor Freight jointer saw and it works surprisingly well.