Bow front Bath Cabinets

**Dewayne** · 4th November 2008, 11:07 AM

When my wife asked for a couple of small bath cabinets she would have settled for a basic square box with a door. I wanted to experiment with bent lamination’s and veneer. After envisioning what I wanted to build she mentioned she wanted a open shelf and towel bar. So this is what evolved.

The cabinets are twins and feature quarter sawn white oak, walnut accents and tiger anigre veneer.
The doors are a bent lamination using Italian bending poplar plywood. This project was made before I had a vacuum press. I made a male and female bending form and used lots of clamps. The bent lamination is veneered then cut square at the table saw using a shop made cradle type sled, then ripped in half using the same sled. The doors are then edged with walnut and carefully flushed using a flush trim bit at the router table as well as some hand tool finessing. Once the doors are finished the cabinet is built to fit the doors. The top and bottom hardwood edges of the doors where made with a little extra thickness that is carefully shaved away to finesse the fit and achieve the proper spacing for the knife hinges. The case is assembled with biscuit joinery. The cabinets hang by 4 keyhole slots on heavy duty drywall anchors and or screws.

**flynnsart** · 4th November 2008, 01:28 PM

Very nice!

Donna

**timberbits** · 4th November 2008, 07:05 PM

Thats a good idea about building a whole piece then cutting down the middle to create the 2 doors. Must keep that idea in the back of my mind.

Nice looking pair of cabinets.

What kind of finish did you put on the cabinets?

Timberbits.

**Dewayne** · 5th November 2008, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by timberbits

Thats a good idea about building a whole piece then cutting down the middle to create the 2 doors. Must keep that idea in the back of my mind.

Nice looking pair of cabinets.

What kind of finish did you put on the cabinets?

Timberbits.

The finish is a wipe on polyurethane over a seal coat of shellac.

**AlexS** · 5th November 2008, 07:19 AM

Beautiful work Dewayne.

**RufflyRustic** · 5th November 2008, 09:51 AM

I have to add my comments, albeit a bit repetitive. But Dewayne, your work is Very Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

I love looking for your posts and pictures.

cheers
Wendy

**Woody_au** · 5th November 2008, 04:03 PM

I must say. I really like these Cabinets, great work!

**BobR** · 5th November 2008, 04:09 PM

I love curved doors. The units look great.

**sinjin** · 11th November 2008, 02:35 PM

great work..

**Wongo** · 11th November 2008, 02:52 PM

They are beautiful. Nice work.

**Groggy** · 11th November 2008, 03:58 PM

Very nice pair of cabinets

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 11th November 2008, 04:08 PM

I can only echo what has already been said: Nice work!

Originally Posted by Dewayne

Once the doors are finished the cabinet is built to fit the doors.

So that's where I go wrong!

**WoodJunky** · 11th November 2008, 11:35 PM

I must say like everyone else, these Cabinets look great

The curved doors were a great innovation

well done

**clare** · 12th November 2008, 08:08 AM

Hi Dewayne,
Your cabinets look fantastic. Love the bowed doors-love the contrasting wood colours next to each other. Very smicko!!!!

**haosiliu235** · 12th November 2008, 02:47 PM

very very nice!!!!

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