Kumiko: Learn Japanese Woodworking Design
How to Mill Wood
A course by Matt Kenney , Professional Furniture Maker
About the video: How to Mill Wood
Overview
“I’ll show you how I turn the rough lumber that I buy into stock ready for Kumiko and explain how you can do the same even if you don’t have the type of machinery I do. ”
In this video lesson Matt Kenney addresses the topic: How to Mill Wood, which is part of the Domestika online course: Kumiko: Learn Japanese Woodworking Design. Combine geometry, patterns, and clean lines to craft delicate artwork with this ancient technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Mill Wood If you bought your lumber at the home center, then it's already straight, flat and smooth, but if you got it at the lumberyard, where they sell rough lumber, it's not. It may be a little curved and crooked and it's surely going to be furry. You'll have to mill that up yourself. There's one or two ways to do that. The easiest way is to ask at the lumberyard. There's a good chance they'll have the necessary machinery and for a small fee they'll do the job for you. If you're feeling more adventurous, you can do it yourself. For that you'll need two pieces of machinery, a joint...”
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Course summary for: Kumiko: Learn Japanese Woodworking Design
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Interior Design, Woodworking
Matt Kenney
A course by Matt Kenney
Matt Kenney is a professional furniture maker who has been creating things from wood his entire life. He left academia to work as an editor at Fine Woodworking Magazine where he wrote articles, shared instructional videos, and co-hosted the magazine’s podcast. In 2015, he took on the “52 boxes in 52 weeks” challenge and discovered the Japanese woodworking technique Kumiko in the process. Since then, he’s been dedicated to learning new patterns and techniques whilst teaching others to do the same.
As well as furniture, Matt uses Kumiko to create decorative pieces of art. He has also published two books, 52 Boxes in 52 Weeks, and The Art of Kumiko in which he shares the techniques and knowledge he has developed during his career as a furniture maker.
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