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PixelCloud:
the eaiest way would to be put it on the edge of the side panels....

buty i want t molding!!
Lilwolf:
Very cool looking cabinet.  And I would love to hear if you have any luck with the bendy MDF if you go that route.  You probably don't want to use a bunch of square blocks, but instead cut some plywood or mdf to the right shape... and cut 3 or 4... and add it to a frame.  Otherwise it might end trying to bend into 4 or more flat sides with a crease.

But a real question here...

are you going to butt this up to a wall?

You are going to spend a LOT of time and money getting the curves on the back...and nobody will see them!  

You might want to stick with the curve in the side panels, and the lower front... but have a squared off seconds for the back and top that are inside the curve of the sides (so you cant see them from the sides).

might cut down your build time and costs CONSIDERABLY

Also, for bends.... you cant do this with MDF, but you might be able with a thin plywood (or more likely real wood).  You can wet them down and they become somewhat pliable.  Then you wrap / clamp them around a pre-made shape.  Then let it dry.  

Or for some real fine wood working, it can take months to properly bend wood the way you would want.  You build an adjustable frame to wrap it around and you stretch it a little more every day.  At the same time you build an outter frame to make sure it doesn't crack.  I don't know all the real ways to do it, but I have a friend near where I grew up that would make million dollar stair cases.  It was cool to see how some of them would be built.  Some took years.
Bgnome:
why not route out a channel 1/2" in from the edge?  if none of those pieces are load bearing and are just there for looks, you can just slide in 1/8" thick ply or whatever you want to use and still be able to put t-molding on the edges of the mdf
Lilwolf:
routing?  It would take forever and probably go through a few bits...   I don't know how much the bendable MDF is... but I would guess that it would cost 30 in bits not including wasted time / possibly wasted MDF trying.

BUT..

you could probably do it with a well set circular saw and guide.
GodSend25:

--- Quote from: Bgnome on August 20, 2004, 08:51:58 am ---why not route out a channel 1/2" in from the edge?  if none of those pieces are load bearing and are just there for looks, you can just slide in 1/8" thick ply or whatever you want to use and still be able to put t-molding on the edges of the mdf

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Thats what I was thinking.. Keep the 2x4's in there for support (move them a little futher away from the edge).  Route your guide all the way along each inner side about 1/2 inch down, and bobs your uncle you can slide the thinnest piece of wood you can buy in there.

As far as what to use, I am not sure what they call it, but it comes in two types.  Both are exactly the same except 1 has holes drilled in every inch or so.  Its the kind of stuff people use when they are setting up workshops in their basement and need somewhere to hang tools.  Obviously avoid the one with the holes.  I think it comes in 1/4 inch or even thinner.

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