Ben’s piece was inspired in part by televisions from the 1950s that looked like pillowed cubes raised several inches off the ground on tapered, turned legs that splayed out. Rather than a rectilinear case he opted for an oval one, and the scale and shape of the project proved to be very challenging. Especially difficult were making the MDF form for the outer shell of the case and also hammer veneering that outer shell. The tambour door slides behind a false back that conceals the door’s canvas backer.

CHERRY, ENGLISH OAK, WHITE OAK, WALNUT, BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE, POPLAR, EBONY, PLYWOOD, 18-5 ⁄ 16D X 24W X 17H

—Ben Kotis, Boston, Mass.

From Fine Woodworking #305

Launch Gallery