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   hammer1 | Nov 01, 2007 05:27am | #1

   There are a variety of "flipper door" systems if you don't mind a bunch of hardware. Here's one.

   http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=34

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   colebearanimals | Nov 01, 2007 10:03pm | #2

    

      Hi Wiskytango,

                  I can't quite tell from the picture or your description  but maybe you're talking about tambour doors. These are traditionally made with strips of wood glued to canvas or cloth backing and operate by sliding in a groove or channel.

                  The photo, though, looks like the door is either vernier or very tight strips of stock. Or are the doors solid?

                                                         Paul

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   wiskytango | Nov 01, 2007 10:29pm | #3

   Yeah i think they are tambour doors. Not sure if they are solid of not, I just have a client that might want them on a peice i am working on.
   Is there a source to get these pre made? Gluing a bunch of strips of wood onto canvas sounds like a bad dream
   thanks

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   colebearanimals | Nov 01, 2007 10:45pm | #4

     

           It's really not that difficult. Plus, you get the added advantage of using your own stock for good grain or color match. If that isn't so much of an issue there are suppliers that have parts and pre-made doors. These are usually only available in basic wood types.

            I haven't had a call for that type of door for some time. A Google search will probably send you in the right direction. I'm heading out to the shop again after lunch and I'll look up my old source for you.

                                              Stay tuned,

                                                            Paul

     

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   oldusty | Nov 04, 2007 01:23am | #8

    wisky ,

         Depending on where in Utah you are the nearest cabinet hardware supply should carry tambour. Check on the sizes they carry and design around what is available .

          Vertical tambours are slick and really not that hard to set the whole thing up. You must have a mating track on the top and the bottom .

       Making the track is basically routing a groove to template with guide bushings usually . The corners can be achieved simply by running a router around the square corner of a piece of 3/4" .

      You do lose some storage depth to allow the tambour to run behind any shelves.

                regards         dusty

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   RickL | Nov 02, 2007 09:20pm | #5

   From the picture they do look like tambour doors. The vertical lines and the curve where they go around the side gives that impression.  The point that is missing is the grain is horizontal and the strips are vertical means it's a veneer on a substrate. It would be made of plywwod strip and is certainly doable.

    There are suppliers that provide premade tambour. Many plywood suppliers carry a line of tambour products. Finding a horizontal grain type will take some extra searching.

   http://www.surfacingsolution.com/Tambour.htm

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   saschafer | Nov 02, 2007 09:39pm | #7

   And here's a FWW article that describes making veneered tambours:

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDF/011150058.pdf

   -Steve

    

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   colebearanimals | Nov 02, 2007 09:34pm | #6

    

      I can't seem to find that suppliers name. RickL's link is a start, though. But, again, don't be afraid to try making it yourself.

                                             Paul