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Episode 5: Making the Door Veneers

By Fine Woodworking Editors Jun 21, 2013

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Videos in the Series

Introduction: Bowfront Wall Cabinet
June 21, 2013

Matt Kenney offers an overview of his step-by-step video series on building a Bowfront Wall Cabinet. Episode 1 will be available on Friday, June 28th.
Episode 1: Making the Templates and Bending Form
June 21, 2013

Learn how to make easy work of curved furniture parts by preparing all the templates and bending forms required for this project using router techniques.
Episode 2: Build the Cabinet Part I of II
June 21, 2013

Learn how to cut and fit the Bowfront Cabinet's primary dovetail joinery. Episode 3 will be available on Friday, July 12th.
Episode 3: Build the Cabinet Part II of II
June 21, 2013

Complete the construction of the cabinet with the shelves and drawer dividers.
Episode 4: Making the Door Cores
June 21, 2013

Using the bending form construct curved, veneered doors over solid cores.
Episode 5: Making the Door Veneers
June 21, 2013

Produce your own shop-sawn veneers and edge banding for a seamless grain match on the cabinet doors.
Episode 6: Making the Drawers
June 21, 2013

Construct curved drawer fronts using bent lamination techniques.
Episode 7: Finishing Details
June 21, 2013

Add a back, custom drawer and door pulls, and learn about two different finishing techniques.

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About This Video Workshop

In this video workshop, Matt Kenney shows you how to add vacuum press veneering to your woodworking skill set by building a bowfront cabinet that features a subtle curve on its flush front and a beautiful mix of cherry, Douglas fir, and cocobolo. You’ll learn how to make shop-sawn veneers for curved doors and drawers, and a few joinery tricks for making drawers with curved fronts. This wall cabinet might be small, but it’s chock-full… More about this Video Workshop

Comments

BerkeleyT | Aug 17, 2022 08:23pm | #1
Wonderful video on creating band-sawn veneer. Matt never told us what thickness to bandsaw the veneer.

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