Cabinet

The cabinet is crafted with bent lamination ash wood to create hyperbolic arced lattice doors. The idea is to have a shelf where the objects are clearly displayed, thus bringing more attention to the design of the objects on the shelves. 

Material research before beginning the cabinet

Laminating an organic shape in wood allows the grain to follow the curve exactly, creating a strong arc. Bent laminations hold a curve better than steam bending; there is less springback. On previous projects I experimented with boiling and steam bending wood, and using layers of lamination in a vacuum bag is by far the most predictable and precise process. 

Process

After creating the three-layer laminations in the vacuum bag, I "arced" the pieces on the table saw to divide the arcs down the middle, creating two wooden arcs from one lamination to save time. 

After cleaning up the glue drips and doing a bit of hand planing on the flat sides of the arcs, I cut each joint at the intersection point by hand.