Umbra Cabinet
PROJECT: Original Cabinet
DATE: Winter 2024
MATERIALS: solid red oak, solid maple, pre-veneered red oak plywood, canvas
DIMENSIONS: 60” wide, 15” tall, and 13” deep
SURFACE TREATMENT: black-tinted plant-based wax-oils
BRIEF
Design and fabricate a cabinet no larger than 10 cubic feet.
INTENT
My goal was to create an original wall-mounted tambour cabinet. Tambour cabinets are ideal for storing and displaying things like ceramics or stoneware, books, figurines, liquor, glassware, tea paraphernalia, and other collectibles.
Typically, the bend of a tambour door is left exposed. So why are there front panels covering the bends on my cabinet? When I was a kid, the first time I saw a tambour door open, it was like a magic trick - wondering where the door disappeared to. So with this cabinet, I tried to sustain that mystery by concealing the bend.