Hey everyone, and happy holidays!
I just finished my new Canarywood cabinet for my Crack. I made the cabinet half-an-inch taller than the stock cabinet to accommodate a slide-in screen and to allow for a couple more millimeters of clearance. I built the cabinet with the help of a coworker, and he did most of the woodworking for me. I liked the idea of putting in a screen, but I didn't have one with me, so we made it so I could add or remove a screen later. For a future cabinet, I'll have a screen with me and put it in permanently. Also, we spent about 90 minutes cutting and mitering the pieces of wood so they could be assembled showing one continuous piece of grain. When we finally assembled the pieces, the two sides got mixed up. It's too bad because the case looked awesome with continuous grain, but it still looks nice anyway, and both sides kind of mirror each other. The pieces were assembled using a joining machine for picture frames, so once the cabinet was assembled, it wasn't worth it to try to take the cabinet apart. Finally, I finished the cabinet with three coats of Tried & True Varnish Oil.
In addition to my new cabinet, I installed a metal top Neutrik audio jack, a vintage Elco tube protector, Blue Velvet potentiometer, and Kilo volume knob.
I'll probably live with this case for a couple of months while I plot my next one.
