Gday all. I am the proud owner of a deluxe package, got them about 7 months ago and haven't had the time to finish them off yet, so I have just been listening to the TL6's and the S350 unfinished in stereo :P anyway, i got fed up with it the other day and decided to set aside some time and space to finally finish the package off as I have meant to do.

I have built all speakers, not many dramas except that on the bigger ones (TL6's and S350 mainly) the MDF didn't line up exactly, and even with clamping several surfaces aren't perfectly flat, even after a day with my sander. (should have invested in a plane, doh.) so I used PVA to glue everything, and then liquid nails around all the inside of the boxes to fill any holes etc (I spent the money and intend to keep these for ages so why not do it 110% :P)

I am finishing the speakers off with real Jarrah wood veneer (not paper backed, I couldn't get any) and damn it is hard to work with. I will write up a full build report later with pics, but for the moment lets just say that a set of files and an art scalpel with a lot of spare blades are my best friends.

I have now finished veneering the D4's and a pair of M4's for a mate, and damn do they look good. I have managed to very very carefully do all the corner and edge joins, so that with some light sanding they are slightly curved, and it looks like the whole box is one big piece of jarrah :)

anyway, on to my question, I am halfway through the C6 now, and looking at the flush driver holes, im not sure how i can get them to look professional with the raised veneer surface. any suggestions? I am trying to do it so that you cant see anything but jarrah, ie no black paint.

I had the idea of actually gluing into the side of the driver hole a ring of veneer ( think of it like veneering the inside of the hole I guess) and then sanding it down very slowly until the driver just fit in, what do you guys think? It will end up being very thin but hopefully look good, any opinions?