06-10-2020, 07:44 PM
S. Pupp wrote:
[quote=Paul F.]
Depends a lot on the veneer...
I've sanded and stained veneer that was thick enough to get a little aggressive on the sanding. AND, I've also sanded right through other veneer.
Frustrating part is, it's hard to say how thick your veneer is until you've just sanded through it!
Sand with as fine a grit as you can get away with, as lightly as you can get away with. If the bottom of one speaker is veneered, try that first.
I like oil finishes like danish oil (very thin, not very protective), Tung Oil, or modified Linseed Oils, for a deeper richer finish. Or a stain, then a matte polyurethane finish.
Oil finishes will darken the wood, so go lighter than you think you want on the stain if you go the oil finish route.
What do you think about butcher’s block oil/wax for this purpose? It’s what I have available to me, but I don’t want to make a mistake with my Celestion SL6S’s.
That's not really a FINISH.... it's a wax to go over a finish. I'd go with an oil finish, and do a couple coats of a paste wax over it, if you want to go that route.