Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design
CNC Assemblies, Case & Wedge Dowel
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux , Industrial Designer
Joined February 2019
About the video: CNC Assemblies, Case & Wedge Dowel
Overview
“In this lesson, we are going to draw a variant of the pieces we made in the previous lesson and which is known as a wedge dowel. This variant of the previous drawing, allows us to keep the pin in place with a wedge that serves to fit one piece against another. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Romero / Tuux addresses the topic: CNC Assemblies, Case & Wedge Dowel, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design. Learn how to design and produce sustainable furniture: from sketch to CAD drawing to the final piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“ASSEMBLIES FOR CNC, WEDGED MORTISE AND TENON JOINT In the previous lesson we learned how to trace a common assembly, the blind mortise and tenon joint. In this lesson we will see a variant, which is the wedge through shank. Let us begin. The first thing we will do is open the file "04_caja y espiga con cuña". This variant allows us to keep the tenon in place with a wedge that fits one piece against another. It is very useful for making furniture that can be assembled and disassembled, avoiding the use of glues or fittings. We will use this assembly later on the bench, so pay close attention...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design
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Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Product Design, Woodworking

Daniel Romero / Tuux
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux
Daniel Romero is a Mexican industrial designer and one of the founding partners of Tuux, a design studio focused on sustainable and socially responsible projects that align with their work philosophy. Their work spans a range of fields including consumer products, interior design, architecture, urban intervention, and exhibitions.
In addition to his role at Tuux, he is a partner and jury member at the Abierto Mexicano de diseño competition, professor of the design, furniture, and ergonomics workshop at the CIDI (UNAM), and founder and designer of Hecho y Derecho, an online sales platform for furniture and accessories. On top of it all, he also collaborates on projects for other companies as a freelancer.
His work, both individually and through his studio, has earned numerous awards, most notably: winner of 2019 Red Dot Design Award (Germany), a spot on the list of the 100 most important Mexican creatives in the world (Forbes Magazine, Mexico), as well as winner and runner-up at three Ibero-American Design Biennials (Madrid 2014, 2016, and 2018).
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