Bud's Woodworking Projects/2014 BreadBox/Tambour-Door

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The steps I went through to create the tambour door.
I made the tambour before making the top and bottom of the breadbox. The finished size of the tambour dictates the positioning of the breadbox sides.
For the most part, I followed the suggestions from Reviving the Tambour Door by Scott Ernst
https://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to/article/reviving-the-tambour-door.aspx
Included is the process I went through to set up the table saw for ripping the slats safely.

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Ripping thin stock against the fence to the right of the blade is a good way to set yourself up for kickback. So, I decided to try setting up a stop on the left side of the blade and move the fence to set the next cut.

Step 1: Set up the back side of a finger-board 3/8" to the left of the saw blade. Insure the trailing end is in FRONT of the blade. Use a zero clearance insert to prevent the slats from dropping down between the blade and the table insert.

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Step 2: Position the left edge of the board against the stop, then move the fence to the right edge of the board. Lock the fence in place.

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Step 3: Put the saw guard in place and rip the slat.

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Step 4: Joint the left edge of the board to remove blade marks. Go back to Step 2 and repeat until you have enough slats for your tambour.

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Here are 15 slats after sanding the back side.

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The canvas has been glued to the back side of the slats.

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I took the slats out of the jig after the glue dried for about 45 minutes, then wrapped them around a plastic jar so that the glue would not glue the slats together.

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A test fit of the tambour and the ends.

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The radius of the groove in the back is a little tight. The ends of the slats need to be thinned just a bit more and the track sanded smoother.

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