Two pieces of 1 2 in.
Making curved door frames.
When laminating your rails make the radius tighter than needed.
A coopered panel can make a fine cabinet door on its own.
Once you have the jigs made you can make curved doors for that radius all day long.
Curved doors and panels add elegance to any project especially kitchen cabinets.
Making curved doors kerfkore flexible panels handle curves with ease.
Making these complicated parts requires careful planning and building.
The task can be made much easier by using a flexible panel product called kerfkore see photo right top.
Arched openings are made by building a plywood form to fill in the top of a right angle doorway requiring two arched plywood panels one for each side with filler pieces in between.
This method is called kerfing.
Raising the edges of the curved panel and making the curved rails.
There are two tricky parts in this venture.
What are the steps to build a curved 17 x 22 x 3 4 thick solid wood door with a radius of 60.
But i really like the look you get when you surround a curved panel with a stile and rail frame.
Plywood make up a full inch and door openings if framed with 2 4 s are actually 3 1 2 in.
But there is a quicker method by which to make a curved door.
However the joint would need to be exact and with no frame to add support i d recommend adding splines to the joints for added strength.
Make a mock up door and see how it works and see how your jigs need to be.