What is tambour wood?
Solid Wood Tambour is a flexible grooved decorative surfacing material. The grooving is visually attractive and allows for the panels to have flexibility for ease in designing curves and angles, inwards and outwards. Wood Species include: Poplar, Red Oak, Maple, Ash, Red Grandis, Cherry, White Oak, and Walnut.
How do you cut a tambour door?
It is much easier to cut 10mm off the tambour door reel than it is to try and cut 1 or 2 mm off when cutting the reel to size. The tambour door reel can be easily cut with a Jigsaw and fine metal blade, or by a mounted skill saw/extending mitre saw. The installation of your tambour can be achieved in several ways.
What are tambour doors made of?
While traditionally made from metal, tambour doors can also be produced in wood veneer, glass or polymers, providing plenty of design options to blend in with the rest of your kitchen. The doors are constructed from slats which fit into guiding tracks at either end (the tracks can be curved to go around corners).
What is tambour door cabinet?
Tambour is a type of door constructed from thin strips of wood mounted to a flexible backing. This type of construction allows the door to be rolled out of the way instead of swinging open. It also allows you to add a door to a cabinet in a tight space – where you may not have room for a door to swing into the room.
What is a tambour panel?
Surfacing Solution manufactures a complete line of flexible Tambour panels. Typically used for walls, ceilings, pole wraps, wainscoting, and tambour doors; we offer a complete line of solid wood, wood veneer, metallic and colored panels. Our real wood veneer tambour is sold in 4’x 8′ size sheets. …
How do I install tambour panels?
Cut all panels prior to installation and “dry fit” to ensure proper fit. Apply a ¼” bead within ½” of all edges of panel and continuous bead across the panel every 4”. Apply panel to wall, pull loose and reapply. Press and knead repeatedly to insure contact.
What kind of wood is a tambour door made of?
Our tambour doors come in a variety of slat sizes and wood types including hickory, cherry, alder, oak, maple and more. We also carry garage appliance kits in straight and corner fittings to storage of your tools and appliances. No matching products found.
How big are the tracks on a tambour cabinet?
The tracks are 8′ leng th s and have 90deg corners as shown. You usually need enough track to go across the top depth of the cabinet, and sometimes, down the back of the cabinet. Tracks can be cut to 4′ for shipping so please advise us how to cut. Our Tambour doors only come in the sizes shown and do all have a canvas backer.
Do you need a lead rail for a tambour door?
A lead rail is part of the construction of each door to allow for easy attachment of hardware. Solid wood doors can be produced in a number of wood species by custom order. Tips:. See below and choose from our standard tambour doors. You do need to cut them to fit.
What do you use to cut tambour door slats?
You roll up the tambour to cut across the slats with a power saw, use utility knife to cut in-between the slats. Note: all sizes and styles include you’re choice of (1) or (2) 1-1/2″ lead slats. NOW MANY MORE WOOD SPECIE & STYLES OFFERED BY CUSTOM ORDER.