First time veneering Heresy 1.5s

[fernarias]

I took my time and this is the result (in an apartment with a balcony). I now think anyone can do it and it would be much easier in a garage/workspace. The cabinets, which were birch raw, were trashed and most of the corners smashed in. Using epoxy paste and lots of sanding, I made them square again. I used birch veneer which were lacquered since I've been fascinated by a pair of raw lacquered birch la scala's that I saw once (on the net of course) and crites sold me the fake cane cloth. I used the iron on method for the veneer and if it didn't stick (mostly the epoxy areas) I was able to add more glue and iron it for a longer time. It's hard to tell from the pictures but the veneer runs from the bottom and then all the way around. If you find some cheap, birch raw heresy (or others) that look pretty tattered, buy them and veneer them (I had another set and they were fixed and then painted black). Good luck if you go my route. Materials were a little more than 100 dollars.

 

[The Fuxtor]

I did the same to a pair of Polk Monitor 10a, used iron on white birch!! Nice looking Heresys!

 

[Searing75]

Very nice!

 

[silversport]

nice work...they look great...

Bill

 

[deep3shot]

Really great work. Cheers to you and your *new Heresys.

 

[Goldie99]

Nice job.

As it happens, I'm just in the middle of a re-veneering job as well, on the wooden case of an A&R Cambridge A60 Amp. - just about finished the veneering, but still need to sand it all, then apply some kind of finish (still experimenting with a couple of finishes).

I used a similar approach to repair the main wooden structure of the amp case (lots of glue, sanding, wood filler, etc. to rebuild the loose panel & damaged areas), then paper-backed veneer, with Titebond Cold Press Veneer glue. Rather than the rather 'drab' 80's style veneer it had before, I opted for a more 'interesting' Rosewood.... that gave me a few head-scratching moments trying to sort the grain pattern around the corners, but I got lucky, and I think it worked quite well.

Thanks also @steveUK, for veneering advice he provided via another forum.

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[longdrive03]

Fernarias,

Great job on the H's. Birch looks great.

I just finished a redo with Rosewood on a set of H1's. Going to sell them but can't list them here for sale I understand.

Did you use the Heatlock veneer glue from Joe Woodworker? I've had good luck with it. Had some bubbling when I used Titebond II.

 

[fernarias]

Fernarias,

Great job on the H's. Birch looks great.

I just finished a redo with Rosewood on a set of H1's. Going to sell them but can't list them here for sale I understand.

Did you use the Heatlock veneer glue from Joe Woodworker? I've had good luck with it. Had some bubbling when I used Titebond II.

I used titebond III (should have used II since it's a light color). No bubbling whatsoever. Went on easy and like I could reposition the veneer so that the grain matches all the way around. Used birch as it was also cheap (as this was a first time, backs were veneered also). The lacquer (it stinks) was a pain but it sanded nice. I'll use better veneer for the next time (turntables and receivers need refinishing).

 

[frankgh]

Did you remove the old veneer first? If so, how?

 

[fernarias]

Did you remove the old veneer first? If so, how?

They were birch raw, so no and they looked like crap. If it had veneer, perhaps use a heat gun with a scrapper.