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Wow! Very very nice. Grats, and good luck with the big ones :-)
-David
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Nicely done. What sort of veneer did you use? I'm curious how you got the rounded edges. Obviously you haven't used just a thin veneer like the sort you get from Bunnings et al.
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cheers david,
and mimo,
the veneer I used I got from a guy down in melbourne who specializes in veneering and wood supplies. got in contact with him through the woodworking.com.au forums. its fairly thin, I would estimate it at around 1mm thick, however the way I have applied the veneer (its not paper backed) is with contact cement one piece at a time, and when the piece is dry ( I usually give it half an hour to be sure) I use files to very gently break the veneer, ie laying it flat and pushing down on the top of the veneer with the file, to snap it and therefore I have found that the wood grains compress on the corners, making it a little thicker there. Keep in mind also that I have used almost no power tools at all in the entire process, everything has been done by hand (except using my dremel to cut the wood to size.) so a lot of gentle sanding on the edges yielded the result of a nice curve.
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hey guys, just an update :) have now completed the 3 D4's and the C6 in the same finish as the M4's. The sub is on its second coat of oil, just need to get the TL6's done now! album is here: http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h301/insanedaniel/Speakers/and a few choice shots here :)  ignore the mess and cramped conditions in this photo, it is VERY temporary, for a week or so till I get my entertainment unit and set up the whole HT. 
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how much did the veneer cost you for a sheet? also how large are the sheets?
must say it looks great!
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the sheets were about 3m X 2m from memory (approximately) and I used 2 of them with a little left over.
the cost was around $160 a sheet from memory. I figured compared to the cost of the speakers it wasn't much :)
cheers for the compliments, trying to do the towers at the moment haha.
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Looks good dude! 
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