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I've always been told unprocessed wood has resonating problems.
-BRAINSTORM- I should move out into the forest! I'll prance around naked, hollow out trees and put subs in them! I'll call my self Throw, and write books on dendro-acoustics!
Whoa, that was weird...
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Posts: 323 | From: Great Falls, Montana | Registered: Feb 2000
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That would be one sturdy box, and you thought MDF was heavy.. hehehe..
I couldnt imagine solid oak ever splitting over the average lifespan of a sub enclosure, the stuff is just too solid.
You'd definitely have to seal it up with a clear polyurethane wood finish to protect it from moisture, but that's no big deal.
For construction, I would suggest using bar clamps and just gluing the joints instead of using screws. Screws could split the wood since it's thinner than the usual box, but the glue is stronger anyways.
I could defintely believe there are resonance problems with natural woods though. Look at how many resonating instruments are made of wood.. like acoustic guitars.. violins, chellos.. all the woodwind instruments like clarinets and bassoons.. bongos... just to name a few..
I've never seen any of those built from MDF so, ya know.. =)
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Posts: 431 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ | Registered: Jun 2000
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Oak is a very solid wood and wood be okay to use and yes you would have to put on a wood conditioner + (maybe a stain)+ wood sealer/polyuraphane to protect the wood and give it a very shinny surface. Oh and sand sand sand and sand some more. Use a tact cloth between and coats of anything you put on it because of all the dirt and dust then gets on the wet stuff you put on. The tact cloth will pull a lot of that off giving you a smooth surface. Use 220 grit sandpaper between any coats of polyuraphane.
I would say YES go for it but first what type of size subs and how many watts are you going to through at it?
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Posts: 2 | From: Highland Park NJ | Registered: Jun 2000
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why not have the best of both worlds. I used 3/4" fibercore oak on my last couple enclosures and I love the stuff. It's pretty easy to work with, very solid, and very heavy. cost about 35 bucks a 4x8 sheet
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