an update:
all woodworking is done. I planned to stain the speakers Ebany, which is
basically black. but I don't really like the rather fakish color of stained
wood and the prestain I used on the speakers looked really pleasant to me.
so I just left them that way. I will apply three coats of polyurethane in
the next two days and build the Xovers adn test the drivers tomorrow. Sunday
will be the big day of gluing damping foam, soldering all joints, and
screwing everything together.
after that, ti