I've managed to get a fair bit done. Still pretty rough and I have few corrections to make, but all in all, going pretty well.
Day 1 was just gluing up and squaring the box, and I also cut out the baffle board. I have yet to cut the speaker hole (that's on tomorrow's agenda). The speaker box is within <1mm of square, so I'm happy with that. There is an annoying gap on the bottom front right corner that I didn't notice when I did the dry fit... bugger! I can fix it and it will be mostly hidden by the metal corner later.
Day 2 has been cutting and mounting the battens for fixing the baffle board and back panels, as well as cutting the back panels themselves. I think I'll need to redo the top back panel as I cut it a bit too narrow for my liking. It's purely an aesthetic issue.
This what happens when you cut it "near perfect" the first time, then try and get it to "perfect" - D'oh!!!
Tomorrow is cutting the speaker hole in the baffle board; doing the round-over routing; some minor filling and then lots and lots of sanding. I may revisit the larger back panel, but I'm out of 7mm ply and loathe the idea of spending more money! Plus we're in a pretty strict lockdown, so it may have to wait anyway.
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