Tall Tambour Doors

[Harvey Ghesser]

I am going to build a cabinet with tambour doors. I visualize the doors as being 42 inches high and about 20 inches long. I will be using walnut. Is the 42 inch in height reasonable and doable for tambour doors?

Thank you all in advance for any feedback.

Harv

[Jamie Buxton]

Which direction do the tambour's slats run? The 42" direction, or the 20" direction?

[Harvey Ghesser]

[QUOTE=Jamie Buxton;2954493]Which direction do the tambour's slats run? The 42" direction, or the 20" direction?[/QUOTE

The 42 inch direction. Pretty tall...

[Edward Dyas]

42" is a little tall but I've seen them a lot bigger. In fact often a roll top desk uses a tambour nearly that tall, you just don't see it with all the curves. Just make sure the channel has a good amount of slack to it and thoroughly wax the channel before you install the tambour.