If you could use any wood in the world for xtr/pun

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   If you could use any wood in the world, cost not an option for the punisher/xtro build what would it be? Is there anything much better than russian birch ply?
Got access to a woodshop!

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Tarkovsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 30 June 2011 Location: Limehouse (LDN) Status: Offline Points: 513	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tarkovsky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: If you could use any wood in the world for xtr/pun Posted: 11 November 2011 at 11:30am
	If you could use any wood in the world, cost not an option for the punisher/xtro build what would it be? Is there anything much better than russian birch ply? Got access to a woodshop!

biotec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 07 June 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2932	Post Options Post Reply Quote biotec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2011 at 11:59am
	I've never come across it but hickory plwood would be great for building speakers. Hickory is extremely tough, stiff and strong and is superior to birch in every respect with regard to speakers. There is probably a good reason that nobody makes plywood from it though. It would be nice to use Robbins Super Elite plywood. It's manufactured and sold by Robbins timber in Bristol and solely consist of Mahoganny layers. Their 18mm board is 11-laminate and costs £231.09+VAT per sheet. Unfortunately Mahoganny is slightly lighter than birch and is not as strong so it may be slightly inferior for building speakers, but it would look great and would be completely moisture resistant.
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Tocooltom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 07 March 2011 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1375	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tocooltom Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2011 at 12:00pm
	Zerbano or some other funky tropical hardwood but that stuff is way too expensive to be making speakers out of. What about a British grown hardwood?

Tarkovsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 30 June 2011 Location: Limehouse (LDN) Status: Offline Points: 513	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tarkovsky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2011 at 7:44pm
	Thanks for all this info. I know nothing about wood but this great as now I know roughly what i'm researching. Thanks!

Meat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 05 June 2009 Location: Manc Status: Offline Points: 1514	Post Options Post Reply Quote Meat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2011 at 8:12pm
	Given infinite budget and facilities I'd make my own plywood. I'd probably go for having the birch laminations being spaced with very thin carbon fibre with each panel having optimised grain directions. I'd also probably take an exotic laminate as the top layer, probably walnut but the skateboarder in me wants maple. Varying panel properties through the sheet could really optimise each sheet to a certain part of a cab.
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