Speaker grill

[Daryl Kosinski]

I went searching for a grill covering. Being cheap and not needing a large piece I thought of some left over cane from a chair project. The box is waiting for a warm day to get coated with truck bed liner.

[Karl Wicklund]

Cool. You wove it for this speaker, I assume, or did you happen to have that piece on hand?

[Daryl Kosinski]

Woven by hand on an oak frame. Holes are 1/4 inch spaced a little less than 3/4 inch.

[David King]

Beautiful and biodegradable too.

[Joshua Levin-Epstein]

Is there any finish on the cane? Is there space between the cane and the baffle board (to avoid vibration noise)?

I have a piece of prewoven stuff and have been contemplating a new grill on my shop amp.

[Daryl Kosinski]

No finish on the cane. The frame the cane is on is 5/8 inch thick so the cane is 5/8 inch away from the baffle board. I routed the back of the frame 1/8 inch deep to leave a space for all the knots. I used natural cane because I had it but there is a plastic cane that would work might be better. The speaker is a 15 inch and the box was designed to be as small as possible with no thought as to acoustical design. My goal was small and light.

[David King]

It would look right at home in a canoe too.
BTW how long to weave it? Do you need special tools?

[Daryl Kosinski]

Total time about 4 hours but I am slow. No special tools just some tapered pegs you can get from the cane supplier and a awl but everyone should have one. Lots of instructions on line.

[rob bowen]

That is lovely ... nicely done.

[Daryl Kosinski]

Thanks