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   rclark5 | Oct 18, 2024 11:16am | #1

   I just want to make sure i understand the question.
   Are you asking what finish is applied to the cabinet (ie: catalyzed lacquer, vs varnish vs oil/hard wax, etc) or how the drawer faces are constructed.
   For the former, it is impossible to tell from this photo. It looks like a commercial product, so I would guess it is a lacquer.

   If you are asking about how the drawers are made, it appears that this is a veneered face with some inlays around the drawers on the right as you face it. There are tons of articles about inlay, I would search in this publication first...

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   Konphy89 | Oct 18, 2024 12:36pm | #3

   Forgive me, you are right. I meant the inlays. Do you have some suggested search terms? (Reeded?)

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   bilyo | Oct 18, 2024 11:27am | #2

   I agree with rclark5. I think it is likely that that is a factory made piece and they undoubtedly have special machinery for making the drawer fronts. They are probably cut from their panels using something like a CNC. An individual craftsman could do it using a variety of methods from parallel router cuts to glueups with pre-cut strips.

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   Konphy89 | Oct 18, 2024 12:36pm | #4

   Thank you! Yeah I would be interested in making it myself.

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   bobr2 | Oct 18, 2024 12:49pm | #5

   To me they look like what I would call tambour panels, if you are looking for a name. Searching that term might help find some methods for producing them yourself.

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   bobr2 | Oct 18, 2024 01:26pm | #6

   By the way, to me they look like half rounds for the profile. If that is correct and depending on what you want to do, look for split dowels. They are available in a few common woods and a few sizes. They could be cut to length and glued to a substrate to generate that effect. It wouldn't be hard to make them yourself, but just a thought.