Tambors are sliding doors that can be very useful in certain furniture designs. They have a practical side — where there is not enough room to swing a hinged door, a tambour can slide open and expose the full width of a cabinet. And they are fun too, as they smoothly slide along, bend around a curve, and disappear into the cabinet. 

We are going to design and build a case for a pair of tambour doors to understand their many aspects. Garrett will talk about tambour design, making a pattern for routing  tracks for the tambour, different ways to shape and decorate the slats, how to connect them with a fabric backing, handles, curved interior partitions, and how to fine tune your tambours so they slide sweetly.