AS112A and AX84 1x12 cabinet build issues speaker protection

[zappacat]

I've got both of these speaker cabinets on the drawing board right now :

AX84 1 x 12" Speaker Enclosure

AS112A Plans

I have one of them (AS112A) about half way through assembly and I realized there won't be any space between the front edge of the speaker(once installed) and the front of the speaker cabinet itself. This leaves me with no room for putting a protective screen or something in front of the speaker unless the protective screen/shield extends beyond the front of the speaker. Am I missing something here?

What do you guys use for protective speaker mesh / screen ?

I realize at this point that a simple solution to this is to increase the depth of the cabinet box so I can inset the speaker mounting position more but I've already cut the wood and from my understanding these cabinets are designed so that the internal cabinet volume/area is critical to the way they sound.

Thanks in advance.

[ronman]

Use speaker grill cloth it is very thin and comes in all kind of colors.Antique electronics has it and alot of other places.