Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

Overview

“We will finish the legs of our furniture. I will teach you how to do it so that they look good. If you notice that something is not right, do not worry, these things can be solved, here I show you how. Analyze each of your pieces!”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Legs 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

“The legs In this lesson I will build the furniture legs. We already have the pieces. Remember, both legs will be cut from this piece. I make it larger because it is easier to make the cutout. So roughly, I will cut there, and I do the cutout like this. First of all, we will present the pieces. These are going to be the two crossbattens, and this will be the center batten. The importance of presenting the pieces beforehand is that I can tell if a batten is the wrong size. Notice that it is wider than the legs, it's the central batten. What happened? Reviewing the cut list, there was an error...”

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Course summary for: Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (3001)
• 117012 students
• 5 units
• 27 lessons (5h 18m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design

• Areas

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