[Steve Davis]

The front panel

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The front panel has been veneered.


I have sealed and grain filled the front panel blank before cutting it out. It is much easier to fill and sand a solid sheet. This picture was taken before wiping the filler off.

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I have attached the panel to the pattern and drilled the starter holes.

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Cutting out the panel with a pattern bit in a router table.

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Using a Dremel tool with a modified router attachment to chamfer the speaker cutout. I ha ve re-ground an original Dremal router bit to match the profile Philco used.

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Drilling and counter boring the shaft holes.

Steve