More hardwood circles

[Crazyraceguy]

Until that big table, with the Ash edge, I hadn't needed to make segmented rings like that for a while. Then came the big bookcases, now I have a job with several circular face frames. Seems like some kind of trend.
I glued up the rings, in the same way as the bookcases and did a bunch of kerf cutting. Most of them have at least one shelf, which gives me a place to hide the joint in the veneer. One touches the floor, so it has a flat bottom.
The last pic was an experiment that worked out well. The one with the flat bottom has a perimeter of slightly over 100 inches, so a single piece of 8 foot ply wasn't going to work. Straight joints in kerf ply never work out right. They tend to be weak, unless supported by inner structure. These all fit into pockets in an existing wall, so I can't really do anything else to them. Plus, there is usually a little bit of a flat spot. I tested "stretching" a piece of ply by joining two pieces on an angle, with half-laps, then kerfing it after. I kerfed the 108" sheet and test bent it, before veneering, hoping to not waste the veneer, if it failed. It worked great, you would never know it was two pieces.
They're all back in the finish dept, awaiting a stain approval.
The big orange one, with no veneer, is a seating area, so it will be upholstered but someone else.

 

[Cheese]

Nice move on using a scarf joint...... boat builders use them a lot for the additional material length they provide. It's also a stronger joint because of using the long grain for half-laps and the joint, when done well, can be difficult/impossible to see.

Those library circles look pretty time intensive, a lot of small steps that need to done and then continually repeated.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

You're right @Cheese I worked "at" these on and off over 2 weeks. I alternated between these and a few others at the same time.
I built this long reception desk wall, that had to be in smaller than usual pieces, because of a small elevator.
Then came the big boxes. These are like a test of how to maximize the size you can get from a 4 x 8 sheet. They are 47 1/2" square and 36" tall. They are nearly done too, but I forgot to take pics. White laminate, 3" face frame, and inset doors.