I have one more set of details to add to the door - a set of 3 circular recesses.
First I make a template.
Then I add cleats to locate the doors vertically.
And add cleats to create a pocket and lock the position.
Then I remove the doors to make sure there is no glue on them.
And I add a strap across the back to keep everything in place.
Then I set up a guide collar on the router table.
Finally I can cut all three pockets. I made several passes to get to full depth.
Next I switch to the 1/16" roundover bit (with the bearing removed).
And I can then round over the edges of each pocket.
After all that I can remove the doors from the template. Success!
Except I declared victory declared too soon. If you look at the picture of the roundover bit you can see it is quite dirty. That's not dirt - it's oil. The next morning greeted me with this.
I swabbed the oily area with a cotton swab soaked in denatured alcohol. 7 applications seemed to clear it up.
My next step is to remove the ribs that have been on the outside of the top and doors.
Then I get out the 1/8" roundover bit and radius the edges. The bearing just fits.
Then I rounded over the top edge of the doors. Some hand shaping was required here.
The next morning had the oil stains show up again - but not as bad.
4 more applications of alcohol got it back to clean.
We'll see if I'm done with this cleanup. (Update: It took 2 more clean up sessions before I was done)
The last detail for the doors is a recess to add a small handle. I clamped the doors together.
And set up the router table with a bit and stops.
And cut the recess.
That's it for the doors. Next up is to work on the base and its details.