Τambour

Finally working my way trough some timber I bought at the Melbourne timber show

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...09/L/111-L.jpg

Aldi mini band saw to the rescue :D

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...0c/L/122-L.jpg

bad, but not too bad

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...ee/L/112-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...9a/L/114-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...bc/L/118-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...46/L/123-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...5c/L/124-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...12/L/127-L.jpg

I wish Carbatec was on my way back from work. But nope, it's Bunnings

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...66/L/128-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...40/L/129-L.jpg

and Aldi of course

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...73/L/131-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...3f/L/130-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...12/L/132-L.jpg

and the finished thing:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...fb/L/133-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/...76/L/134-L.jpg

All I can say is geez I'm in love with Huon Pine... I had read about it but it's a different thing in person. Just the way it smells OMG :)

Great result, what did you use as backing for the tambour, and what adhesive?

Thanks Alex, I used plywood for the horizontal surfaces because I didnt want to deal with wood movement, and I just dressed the edges with strips of myrtle. Then I ran out of myrtle entirely so I made the sides and back of the drawer with a strip of merbau garden screening from Bunnings LOL
Just the closest color match I had on hand.

The glue is just titebond 1.


Edit: oh sorry, now I realised what you meant. For the tambour backing I used some leftover fabric from this project
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f138/t...ket-box-224816

It was just some grey velvet
https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/.../X2/125-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Workshop/.../X2/126-X2.jpg

Very, very nice. I like the contrast in wood colours.