My Express build named Flo....finished the cabinet

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My Express build named Flo....finished the cabinet

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Here's a shot of the cabinet I built. It's "Bocote'" from Mexico. I'm happy.
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That is sweet very nice :)
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Stunning looking head cab :lol: . Well done sir !
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Wow!!! That is one of the prettiest textures I've ever seen! Well done!
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I love that cab!!!!!!!!! :D
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That is awesome !
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Sexy Wood!!!
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Wow!!!!!

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That threw me off my chair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mikey
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WOW!
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Some wild grain in that wood!:D
Looks great!

What type of finish did you apply to it?

This is one of the reasons I love the TW clones.

Some of you guys really go the extra mile on the head cabs with beautiful exotic woods. :D :D
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How thick is that chassis faceplate :shock:
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Nice Cabinet! I love Bocote for woodworking. You did superb job on that one. Bocote has a weird smell when you cut it, kind of spicy smelling, eh.
You wont have to worry too much about dings either! Extremely hard.
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Hi Folks. Thanks for kind words! The cabinet is all approximately 3/4" in thickness, and the control faceplate is about 5/16". It's 3 coats of wipe on poly from Minwax, sanded with 400 between coats, 0000 steel wool for the final, then 3 coats of Briwax dark wax. As mentioned it is a "spicy" aroma and very hard. (..and heavy, 36lbs total).
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I like the matching AirBrake cabinet. Seeing one of these finished always makes me want to build another amp.
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That is excellent mitering on the corners. I would be confined to a rubber room by now if I attempted to do that.

Thanks for the photos. Your choice of wood is really cool too. Very nice. I was thinking of bocote or ziricote for some guitar fretboards. The bocote I saw didn't look as nice as your cab.
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