The tambour that I saw had bottle shaped slats. The base was routed to
accept the flared neck of the next piece. This is similar to the S
shaped slats you saw. If I recall, the pieces were cut by table saw
with the blade on angle and the piece reversed to make the
invagination. The necks were table saw cut too.
I know slats glued on canvas would work but making the tambour and
hinges out of wood intrigues me.
Marc
In article <[email protected]>,
marc rosen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know slats glued on canvas would work but making the tambour and
> hinges out of wood intrigues me.
I have no idea if they work well or not, but Rockler has a tambor
router bit set to do that.
djb
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"marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello Group,
> A long time ago I saw plans (maybe in a Fine Woodworking?) for all wood
> tambor lids. The craftsman made these really cool interlocking joints
> or hinges to keep the slats together. has anybody here made anything
> similar or do you know where there are plans for this?
> Thanks in advance,
>
Gluing bullnosed strips to canvas - regular wood glue ok - is one method.
Holds for at least twenty years that I have evidence of.
All kinds of options discussed and sold at
http://www.rockler.com/search_results.cfm?filter=tambour&submit.x=16&submit.y=4
On 18 Feb 2006 18:27:44 -0800, "marc rosen" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello Group,
>A long time ago I saw plans (maybe in a Fine Woodworking?) for all wood
>tambor lids. The craftsman made these really cool interlocking joints
>or hinges to keep the slats together. has anybody here made anything
>similar or do you know where there are plans for this?
>Thanks in advance,
> Marc
I've seen two variations on the all-wood approach. One is to join the
tambour slats with a cable (or cord) to hold them together. The other
is one that I've seen on a couple of antique roll-top desks, where
each tambour slat is somewhat "S" shaped and therefore hooks into the
slats on either side. I was very impressed with the precision and
detail required for doing that and have never seen it on anything
recent. I have, however, always wanted to try it.
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Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:27:44 -0800, marc rosen wrote:
> Hello Group,
> A long time ago I saw plans (maybe in a Fine Woodworking?) for all wood
> tambor lids. The craftsman made these really cool interlocking joints or
> hinges to keep the slats together. has anybody here made anything similar
> or do you know where there are plans for this? Thanks in advance,
> Marc
IIRC Rockler has a tambor kit.
marc rosen said:
>Hello Group,
>A long time ago I saw plans (maybe in a Fine Woodworking?) for all wood
>tambor lids. The craftsman made these really cool interlocking joints
>or hinges to keep the slats together. has anybody here made anything
>similar or do you know where there are plans for this?
>Thanks in advance,
> Marc
One of the easier methods to create a tamour is to glue your
pre-profiled wooden strips to a canvas or similar backing. I believe
contact cement is generally used. Rest assured there are also more
complicated ways. I have no links at the moment.
Greg G.