Making a tambour

[Sgian Dubh]

Some weeks ago I posted images of a recently completed cabinet, see below. I've worked up a description of making the tambours for the cabinet at this link. If other visitors to this site have such a task to undertake themselves in the future perhaps some of the techniques and methods I used may be useful.

I apologise for making you click on a link, but as you'll see if you go there, there's quite a lot of information, and it would take me quite some to transfer the text into a message box here along with making sure all the images are properly placed. Slainte.

 

[Jamesc]

A realy excellent description, thanks for posting. Tambors are on my (ever incraesing) list of things I would like to try.

James

 

[AndyT]

Thanks for posting - it's fascinating to see a little window into the professional way of going about things.
I now know that tambours are something which realistically won't make it onto my list of things to try - though I do admire the skill of those who can make them.

I also found it interesting to see the CNC machining approach - dovetails and all - again, something I'm not familiar with at all.

 

[marcus]

That's useful, thank you.