How to Build Custom Speakers

Step 17 Glue the front panels onto the cabinets

With the crossovers and dampening material in position it's time to glue the front panels into position. Apply a thin bead of glue, use a brush to spread it out along the edge, and clamp the front face into place. Before sealing up the cabinet, do one more visual check that you've got all your wire leads in a place that's easy to reach, that you've followed all of the previous steps, and that everything is set to go, because once that front face gets glued on, there's no getting it off.

The photos below show this process occurring on the bookshelf speakers first, then the towers, and finally on the subwoofer.