[Solved] Wooden BT speaker display, how it's done ?

[dhead]

I would like to hear if anyone know how the front display is integrated.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wooden-Bluetooth-speaker-Alarm-Clock-Stereo-Speaker-LED-time-Temperature-Display-NFC-USB-charger-mini-bluetooth/32250402714.html

[Monkeh]

The 'wood' will have been routed to a very thin layer, and some bright LEDs put behind it.

Realistically it's probably just the melamine veneer over some entirely routed out chipboard.

[dhead]

Realistically it's probably just the melamine veneer over some entirely routed out chipboard.

Oh, that's simple while it's still a nice solution.
I'll definitely going to this solution in project box.

Thanks @Monkeh

[SeanB]

Looks like a low density wood ( soft fast growing plantation like pine, balsa or such light wood) block that is cut using a CNC or a milling machine to leave a 1mm or so recess for the LED displays on it. Then the buttons are most likely done using a thin ( 2mm or less ) recess and having capacitive switches on a PCB there, or by making it 1mm and mounting the switches in a recess that allow just pressing on the thin wood to operate them.