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Meadowlark Audio
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In this, the first of three chapters, we will follow the process of making our unique and naturally beautiful baffles. The second chapter will show you how cabinets are constructed and finished and the third will walk you through electronic assembly and testing. |
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| Lakeshore Hardwoods |
Pat and Lucinda pick hardwoods |
Brian tallies the order |
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| Memphis Hardwood Lumber |
Pat selects exotic hardwoods |
Pat loads truck |
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| Pat and Joe wheel in the wood |
Joe separates the hardwood |
Stack of Aromatic Cedar |
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Curly Maple ready for the planer |
Curly Maple - first pass through the planer |
Curly Maple planed |
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Joe slides the board across the jointer |
A stringer is sanded in the drum sander |
Joe lines 'em up |
Hardwoods are arranged |
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Prepared hardwoods placed on clamps for gluing |
Joe applies glue |
Baffle blanks - glued |
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Glued baffle blanks |
Another trip through the planer |
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| Then into the drum sander |
Out of the drum sander |
Final sanding on the
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Baffle blanks ready for routing Curly Cherry with Rock Maple and Curly Maple with Walnut |
Onsrud CNC Router |
Baffles of Curly Cherry with Rock Maple stringers are cut on the router | |||||||||||
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| Osprey baffles being cut on the router | |||||||||||||
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| Mike sands baffle using an orbital sander |
Then the baffles are hand sanded |
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| Baffles wait for cabinets |
Heritage Walnut Blue Heron 2 baffles with fancy stringers |
A row of Blue Heron 2 Baffles |
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