Meadowlark  Audio  - Handmade in the USA
How we make the world's finest speakers!

Once the decision is made what to cut and where to cut it, cabinet shop foreman, Joe Coleman, crosscuts, rips and joints the stock into the numerous bits needed to form the baffle. The critical skills needed here assure that each piece is dead flat so that the glue joints will be completely free of gaps. Accuracy to a few thousandths of an inch are mandatory.

 
Joe at the jointer

The purpose of jointing is to give the board a perfectly straight, perfectly flat, edge that is perfectly perpendicular to its side so that it may be joined  to another board. 

Stringers are sanded flat

Joe carefully tests the fit and makes tiny adjustments prior to glue up. Two pair of baffles are being made side by side, the first is Curly Maple with double, twin Walnut stringers and the second is Cherry with double, twin Maple stringers. So, each baffle consists of nine separate bits that must fit exactly.

Hardwoods are laid out to check for accuracy before the final gluing

Curly Maple with Heritage Walnut Stringers on the left and  Cherry with Curly Maple Stringers on the right.