See the build article for much more detail: ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-sound-bar/

Nice work. Love the paint job!

Watching you build and how you over come some of the mistakes, or problems is always great to watch. I learn so much. Thank you for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

That painting and finishing looked incredibly satisfying. Also, really, REALLY like the look of the grills you ended up with!

What I find most impressive is he still has all 10 fingers. Might I recommend a push stick? You are clearly capable enough to make one.

Lovely job, John. I admire your patience and attention to detail.

The routing on the pipe makes it look sick!

Another great build John thanks so much for sharing it with us!

Great video John! It’s so nice to see and hear the “tweaking” you had to do. There not mistakes... there moments of learning. Thanks for sharing !

Very satisfying to watch. It's like watching a craftsman but letting power tools do all the tedious cutting and polishing. The end finish, particularly with the chamfering of the edges, was beautiful.

That speaker sounds exactly like my cellphone speaker! 😉 Great job👍🍻

Absolutely beautiful work I love how you put down the poly before you painted I’m going to do those steps when I paint my projects

One again a stunning video. Also leafing the errors in makes it more authentic! Love the design. Keep up the superb work.

I have seen some new techniques in this video who are very interesting and inspiring for me. Thanks John an congratulations on this nice build

I like this kind of "diy for the home" project - very relatable to me. Thanks for sharing it. My nose did twitch a bit watching all that MDF dust fly from the table saw towards your maskless face.

ecellent! you are truly a craftsman, an engineer, and an artist! thanks for this John.

Hey dude...i been keeping an eye out for you since you did the scale pyramid build. You are a proper craftsman and the speaker in vid looks amazing. Most wouldn't realise how much time and work is involved. Really well explained, the editing, sound levels (which most uploaders get badly wrong) and general production is of a high order. Respect, peace.

I always love seeing how well fitted and put together these projects are!

Excellent build. I appreciate the fact that you made your own templates and hand routed instead of just throwing the piece on a CNC. Thanks, man!

Your hand positioning when using the table saw makes my spine tingle.

This is a beautiful job, my grandfather was a carpenter and I admire people who have this gift.

Damn that ceiling camera setup is crazy!! The mic, the stand, the light! It's awsome

Simple and yet still amazing. The details and overall results are amazing. Huge admire of your work.

Not sure what I like more, the project or the Jigs you have made and are using. Good Stuff!

These projects are amazing man. I really want to get back into woodworking again after seeing these speaker builds you've done. Also the wooden acoustic sound absorber is amazing too .

I just realised how much camera work and editing goes into these videos, thanks for this amazing video john, you're amazing!

Hell ya that's nice work thanks John I'd take that setup over an amazon speaker any day!

Great video, i like how you make mistakes and show them on video...makes this video feel genuine and while i am no where near a craftsman like your self, it gives me confidence to try it my self.

Beautiful looking sound bar John! Thanks for sharing the video.👌👍😎JP

brilliant. i also like the way you troubleshoot on the fly. inspiring as always, thanks

They look (and hopefully sound) amazing!! thought the grilles were going to be left left unpainted, may have looked good as well. Cheers

Excellent job and video , i loved the fact that you kept the natural tool sounds. Greetings from Greece.

Dude, I could watch this stuff for hours! Another great build, my friend!

A master at perfection! Love your shop and the all wood table saw and wood gears AWESOME!

Your patience when it comes to sanding and applying finish is t be commended. Great work Mr. Heisz.

Great build. I admire your patience throughout these builds!

Wow, another fascinating video of something I will never actually try. Thanks so much for posting. You are a crafts man sir!

Great video ,I love the detractors -you never see their projects .I am a boat builder and I am sure that this project would satisfy 99% of people .

Thanks for sharing this video. I really like the way it turned out.

I like the fact that you don't use dado blades as your table saw won't allow it. Here, in India we don't even get dado blades. Also hertening to see that one still makes mistakes after years of woodworking. Thanks for showing them. You could have easily hidden them. Showing them gives more confidence and enthusiasm to those who are starters. I learnt that one can paint over a PU coat.

Back when I built my table saw, I routed 2 dados in the Laminate top and put in a few 'T' slots, from Lee Valley. I did the same with my router table. Works great for finger boards and other stuff. I agree about the MDF, its messy AF to work with but really handy for making trim, facades (fake fireplace mantles) and speaker boxes, due to the low resonance of the material. By "body-filler, did you mean Glazing putty?" Using the urethane is a great idea for fixing the fibers in the MDF and getting a smooth (gloss) paint job, I need to remember this :)- Great job on the speaker... nice. Cheers,

Great project, I have something similar on my wish list to do. I hope I get to it. Thanks for your videos, always a pleasure to watch! DTS

John Heisz - I Build It You are a Great person with Amazing Talent You Rock thanks for creating this Channel with its Great Content.....Keep up the Great work You Do....A+A+A+A+A+

Looks very good. I always enjoy these jack of all trades type videos. I usually only do the woodworking side and don't really feel like getting into metal work or electronics anymore, but admire people that can do it all.

The “This old tony” of woodworking! Nice build

Congrats on making the Hackaday blog today! They like to give Mathis love from time to time...so it was nice to see you get some there too.

Beautiful work. The meticulous attention to detail is outstanding. Bravo sir. Bravo.

love this DIY :) Might make an attempt to make a speaker myself considering my home speakers just crapped out

As another who has dabbled in speaker building, seeing you put the round over on the ports is like watching someone peel the protective film off a piece of electronics. Pure ecstasy!

Nice work and very well done speaker project. I feel i'll do some like this, one day! Thanks for the idea!

Nice... Great to see some real craftsmanship still at work. Dave and his crew deserve a lot of credit. thank you Matt for the tour. PS. Enjoy your vacation!! Carl....PA

Love the way you routed the port holes. So clean!

Great craftsmanship , as an ex enthusiast of SPL and Car audio .. bear in mind some speakers may be long throw, or short throw. Love the build though. glad you included the port information !! awesome !

First time watching your work and loved every minute of it

Great video I like these types as they show even the top people/trade/craft make mistakes as well which gives us mere mortals a look at the pitfalls which we fall into, thank you

Wow I freaking LOVE your boom mic and camera rig! makes a lot of sense when you shoot so much in one room.

Although not strictly relevant to speaker cabinet building, I would enjoy a video on spraying finish. My experience was years ago and I found it wasn’t worth the trouble. Recently I’ve seen you spraying in several videos and wonder if it’s worth my taking a second look. I the past, decades ago, paints and clear finishes were a pain to clean up and they were high in voc’s making them very hazardous to breathe.... I enjoy your videos, thank you.

Excellent craftsmanship sir. Thanks for the video, enjoyed it very much

Good job. If I had such a workshop, I would be very happy. I used to build my speakers all in our own joinery. Unfortunately, they do not exist anymore. :-( It's fun watching you.

Great Video, I enjoyed every minute of it, A true carpenter. I bet It Looks and sounds great in your living room...

I'm gonna let it shine! I don't get tired of watching this.

Thanks for showing how and sharing that, art work, well done

I'm in Tanzania, im very close to your articles, you are talented!

Nice work sound system looking great 👍👌👍👍👌

Nice! Thanks for posting... really enjoyed the build. Thanks

One has mentioned it in a prior video of yours you really do have some fantastic skills going on when working in wood . The speakers that you made from cherrywood I think easily stand up to my Italian made chario speakers . I would purchase speaker boxes made by you in a heartbeat

I quite liked the grilles. I especially appreciate that you assembled them from lumber. The material was beautiful and I might have left them natural with a semi poly urethane finish for that silky look in contrast to the strong “studio monitor” case.....but that’s just me. Very nice!

Great video!!! Wish I had my own work shop to do stuff like this.

I like your workshop your workshop is very clean.

sounds good I think .... it looks very professional. greetings Eric from Belgium

Those 'grills' you made to cover the speakers would 100% effect the sound, I'd ditch them, especially as the speakers look so nice exposed the way to inlayed them.

I like the way the grills turned out, much better than the first design. I used to build subwoofer boxes for car audio, we always used 3/4" MDF and caulked the inside with silicone to seal it. The body filler is a great way to patch up MDF if you're painting it.

Rounding over the inside of the ports was a really nice touch!

Awesome build! Loved the speaker grills, they really set the sound bar off.

Liked for the fact you line up the brads. I miss mine often.

Oh and I am currently building an audio rack/cabinet for my 6 hifi separates plus turntable.. Using recycled timber (Old walnut veneered wardrobe from a thrift/charity store) cut to size etc and black glass inserts.. so far so good.. 👍

Love this build. Looks great!

thank you to share with us your knowledge. encore une très belle réalisation ! merci

Nice painting technique I was hoping you would leave the timber look on the grills still looks great cheers

My good sir, watching you works is mesmerizing.

Stumbled over this and I had to subscribe. Wonderful stuff John! Love it. All the best from the Netherlands.

Thank you for using polyurethane construction adhesive right at the end. I thought this might be an imposter John, up until then.

excellent project again. i have some old mordaunt short speakers that sound great for music but the boxes arent in good shape now. i am now thinking of building them into the desk i am planning. thanks for the inspiration.

I thought you were going to leave the grills their natural color that would have looked great on the black but may not have matched the rest of the room or something. I’ve been loving your speaker builds 👍🏼

Just wanted to say that i really enjoy the home audio builds. doesn't seen to be too much of that on youtube.

Great build and sound. Your workshop looks well organized too.

I wished I could have gotten a better look at the final product. Great build and wonderful skill!

The speaker is so good, it actually sounded good coming out of my crappy speaker at the end!

nice work! if in Brazil the tools were cheaper, I would love to learn this craft.

Hi John, great job. There is a question whether sound vibrations will emit fine dust from the insulation into the air.

yoo the chamfered edge around the inside of the pipes actually looks so nice top quality craftsmanship here 👌

Nicely done. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for the stills and written version. I can watch this in bed without waking the wife. I am very impressed you did everything right starting with the acoustic balanced internal volume...

great job done sir, i am impressed......love you from Pakistan

How good you are at woodworking is just how good your tools are. Using a table saw allows you to get straight, flush, and precise cuts with ease. I'd like to see you build a straight box with a handsaw and no clamps

The difference between a new and a skilled woodworker, is how well you can fix your mistakes. 😎

Very nice John! I think the grills would have looked good natural for a nice contrast. I bet they sound great.

First thing to play own the speaker, Pink Floyd. We don't need no ventilation. We don't need no dust control.

I got a huge chuckle out of you trashing the first grills I do that too !

Have to admit, when i saw the thumbnail for this i thought it was gonna be cheap and tacky. But you really are a great craftsman. Everything is precise and a gorgeous result. I'd happily buy this.