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   Jamie_Buxton | Jan 29, 2006 07:42pm | #1

   You can probably make the doors yourself, but it isn't easy.   I've done curved doors with flat panels.   I built router jigs to shape the rails, and other jigs to hold the rails while I cut motises on the ends.  (I use floating tenons for curved stuff.)   I laminate panels with bending plywood and pretty veneer.   For your raised panels, you'd need to cooper the panels, shape them (carefully) with a hand plane to the correct front curve, and then do the raising with a hand-held router.   I'd build a jig to reference the router to the face of the panel, so it doesn't rock.   All in all, if you can find a shop which will build them for you, you're probably better off.

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   loucarabasi | Jan 30, 2006 06:12am | #2

   Thanx jamie, I found a shop that does this. Just didn't know they would cost $385.pc. Now  I know for the next time. I figured like 200 a piece. Live and learn.

   -Lou

    

   As the twig bends, So grows the tree

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   John_D | Jan 31, 2006 02:03am | #3

   I've done curved doors with flat panels.

   You mean, with curved panels, right?  Curved sounds difficult enough, I can't imagine doing actually flat!My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

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   loucarabasi | Jan 31, 2006 02:18am | #4

   Started them today. Actually glued up the cherry for the raised panels. 2 hours. Spent the rest of the day making the gigs for the shaper. 6 hours worth, 3 hours thinking, 3 hours making. I think I can do it. using 8/4 for the panels with 3 degree edge. I'll send the pics when I'm Done

   -lou

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   Jamie_Buxton | Jan 31, 2006 07:11am | #5

   John -- You're right, my writing is unclear.  I meant that I have built curved doors with non-raised panels.  

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   herbert bentele | May 11, 2014 10:45am | #8

   round raised panel doors

   I have been making these doors for many years now, positive as well as negative with a radius from 250mm to 1500mm and the longest door I ever made was 2600mm. I make the rails by laminating 6 strips of 3.75 mm thick timber into a mould. The panels are glued from 22 x 32 mm timber that is mitered and laminated in a mould as well. Use a router to mould your rails, not  the spindle moulder! I use the moulder for the raised panels because I get a 55 mm deep cut. That is what I want, not that shallow 30 mm you get from a router.But there you need know how of the machine or you'll loose your work or fingers or both! The sanding of the panels is the key to the whole thing and I am not ready to publish my secret on the web. If anyone really wants to know, you can mail me and I'll  tell you.

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   gb93433 | Feb 02, 2006 07:27pm | #6

   I would use bent laminations for the panels and rails. Make the stiles slightly thicker so they can be planed to match the curve. The radius of the mold for the curve would need to be less than the finished radius of the door. The panel mold will need to even be less. Once you make the panel mold it would be easy to build up the mold to accomodate a larger radius for the rails.

   When making a curved cabinet I always make the doors first then fit the cabinet to the doors.

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   loucarabasi | Feb 03, 2006 03:56am | #7

   Qb, Thank you for the advice, Have you done this many times before. I may need a phone call for your help. would you mind. Collect of course. By the way, wont the laminations show up in the finish. how do I clamp it (I'm confused)

   -Lou C

   1044-15 industrial dr

   Edited 2/2/2006 8:00 pm ET by loucarabasi