Tambour Door

Tambour doors now and then
April 10, 2024

Polish furniture maker Tom Bensari takes a look at the evolution of the tambour door, from its roots in 18th century France to contemporary furniture collections.
An Oval Case with Tambour Doors
August 3, 2023

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…
The hard work of starting a new project
August 5, 2020

Even though there is no space in his house for one, Tim Killen begins the planning process for his newest project, a Seymour secretary bookcase.
Tambours take a turn
September 30, 2019

Watch the slat disappear like magic.
Designing a Rococo Slant-Front Desk
January 15, 2018

Explore the design process behind Curtis Erpelding's version of a Rococo slant-front desk.
Transitions: Equinoxes
March 4, 2016

I did this piece with my colleague Spider Johnson from Mason, Texas, for the Texas Furniture Makers Show this past November. The concept was two-fold: A transition from raw wood…
Ellipse cabinet with tambour door
January 31, 2016

Cabinet to serve as TV stand. Sliding tambour door made from shaped cherry slats glued onto canvas. Sides are laminated using vacuum press (5 layers glued using Titebond cold press…

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