Making my base

Once my planks of red cedar had arrived i started work on making my base. With the aid of technician Sean Kingsley the planks were cut to size and planed until smooth and level.

After that they were ready to start work on. I cut them roughly to size and glued the two thicknesses together to create the outside wall and the drop down, which the glass plate would sit on.



The next day I sanded a 45 degree angle joint on each side and practiced drilling the speaker holes.
i had a problem with drilling the holes as it was had to be completely accurate and some of the holes went off centre. I didn't want to change the design to make it easier as the circular pattern relates to the ripples in the water. So I drew out the design on solidworks and asked Dave to give it a go for me. . .they turned out great.