Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

Overview

“In this lesson we will begin the design process. I will show you where I start from to create my project and the tests I do. The most important thing will be that we define proportions. You don't need to do it in a software like I did, take a pencil and paper and do it!”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Design and Dimensioning 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners. Learn the essential steps for designing, planning, and building wooden furniture in your own signature style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Design and cutting to size In this lesson, we will recreate the design process, from the first sketch to the final cutting. As you know, our project will be a rack. One always starts from a first sketch by hand. In this case it's something as simple as this. Of course, you can develop your own project, your design, but always start from an initial diagram. Be aware that there is a distance between the diagram and the result, especially when we measure things. To start with, go ahead and try: organization, composition, different types of leg, the handle you want, if you will put a shelf. The...”

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Course summary for: Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (3001)
• 117002 students
• 5 units
• 27 lessons (5h 18m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking