It may look nice initially but that will not last long. You never want to bring a veneer out to 90 degree corners. It is too easy to damage. You use solid wood edges. But, this is more difficult and expensive to do and I guess Garrard owners do not want to pay for that.
As a functional turntable plinth it fails completely. It does nothing to isolate the turntable from the environment. But, it makes a lot of money on $300 worth of materials. So, I suppose it is not a bad way of making a living. I would be ashamed if my shop looked that messy and I could never build a veneered item like that. Slapping veneer on like Formica is not my style, but neither do I spend my time making turntable plinths for a living.
As a functional turntable plinth it fails completely. It does nothing to isolate the turntable from the environment. But, it makes a lot of money on $300 worth of materials. So, I suppose it is not a bad way of making a living. I would be ashamed if my shop looked that messy and I could never build a veneered item like that. Slapping veneer on like Formica is not my style, but neither do I spend my time making turntable plinths for a living.