Been promising to build something for a while now and eventually got round to it just before Christmas 

It's constructed from pre finished 24mm ply from Plytech, drawers are Blum Legrabox.

The carcase is mitred all round, biscuited and glued. We've recently got a Lamello Zeta biscuit jointer at work and it's my new favourite machine, it's super accurate and uses various different kinds of plastic biscuits for fixing. The ones I used have a internal cam mechanism, you simply insert then tighten with an Allan key, this means there's no need for the fraught clamping process usually associated with putting something of this size together.

Design wise the unit itself isn't anything flash, function over form and basing the drawer size on maximising CD storage were key here.

When we get back to work in the New Year I'll probably make a matching mitred speaker stand for the other speaker

looks better than a bought one !



what sort of feet is it sitting on ?

croft is a name that i haven't seen since the 80s !

Every time I look at any shop bought furniture I'm disappointed by the relatively cheap drawer runners or hinges used which invariably leads to poor spacing around doors and drawers. One of the reasons I decided to make one.

I'd intended to raise the unit 80mm of the floor but it didn't quite look right so at the moment it's just on part of the plastic adjustable feet we use for our kitchens. It could be raised by another 20mm so, will make a solid plinth for it and see how it looks.

Croft is still producing amps over in the UK. I've met Glenn on a couple of occasions, incredibly nice and knowledgeable man.

Looks excellent, the thick ply - spray lacquered, or water-based DIY?

It means a lot when your audio manufacturer is approachable & friendly.

One of these?....

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That's the one Owen and exactly the process I used.

The finish on the ply is a thin transparent film, hard wearing and has the benefit of not yellowing the surface which many lacquers or oils would. Here's the data sheet from their website

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Ah OK, one of the Plytech products, v good.
Did you have to finish any of the cut edges?

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Haven't done as yet, been busy eating mince pies and drinking refreshing beer, but will do. We've got some Osmo oil which I used for refinishing a Rimu floor, it's perfect for rubbing on the exposed edges.

Lovely work.