Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners

Overview

“Finally, I will show you how to round off the edge of the furniture, so we will prevent it from cutting like paper. I will teach you how to solve some of the problems that may have arisen that we did not notice previously. To finish the lesson, you will learn how to apply the final finish.”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Final Details and Finish, 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

“Final details and finish In this lesson we will add the final touches and apply the finish. We have all the pieces practically ready. Before applying a finish it is good to check if we need to sand something, if there are splinters, take the time to check the whole piece. After that, and the last thing we normally do, is to chamfer the edge. What is chamfer? It is sanding all the edges of a piece of furniture. The edge is the meeting of this plane with this plane. That point, that was defined by a cutting tool, is so sharp that it cuts like paper. Not only is it annoying to the touch, it is...”

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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