Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

Overview

“For this second part we will focus on making the cuts. You will see how I arrange my table to make them. I'll show you how to use each tool to achieve a clean cut. Remember to use all security measures!”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Selection of Material, Cutting, Identification of Parts and Sanding 2, 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

“Material selection: Cut We will begin to cut the pieces. I installed the guide that I showed you on the bench, on my own bench, and I put a clamp so that this does not move. We always start with the most important pieces and in this case the longest, the top and the base. The first thing we do is trim. What does it mean? We make a first cut at the end of the piece, removing about 3.4 mm of material so that I have an edge that I know is at 90º relative to the sides. From that edge we will take our 79 cm and continue with the rest of the cuts. Of course we don't just clamp the guide, we are a...”

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Course summary for: Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 117012 students
• 5 units
• 27 lessons (5h 18m)
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• Category

  Craft, Design

• Areas

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