[Kyri]

Having put my amplifiers on a bit of ply, and thinking about how to make it look better, I decided to have a go at making a suitable board by laminating the ply with some veneer. My first attempt is a simple board that the amps (Tipletone's) will sit on.

I chose some veneer which looks similar to a guitar I have, which I really like the look of, made from a wood called imbuya. What I found was walnut burr offcut sheets, not quite the same but similar. Whilst the sheets were not all flat, and a bit brittle, I had a go. I kept the flattest nicest sheet for the front edge, and two similar sheets butted together in the middle for the top. Using PVA wood glue, the veneer and ply was wetted, left a short time then mated to the ply with a slight overlap of the edges for later trimming. Some thin foam on top, more ply then a lot of weight overnight.