Kumiko: Learn Japanese Woodworking Design
Assemble the Frame 1
A course by Matt Kenney , Professional Furniture Maker
About the video: Assemble the Frame 1
Overview
“In this lesson, you’ll learn how to put the frame together without breaking any of the parts.”
In this video lesson Matt Kenney addresses the topic: Assemble the Frame 1, 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
“Assemble the Frame Now we've all the frame parts ripped out and ready, we can assemble the frame. In this lesson, I'll show you how to do that. You must have your saw available and also your chisel. A little mallet will be helpful and a little bit of glue. We'll make the frame by starting with the outside and work our way inwards. The last few pieces we put in don't extend all across the frame. We'll use the saw to cut them a little bit short. After they're glued in, we'll use the chisel to pare the bit that's sticking out, what I call a horn, flushed to the frame pieces. There're a lot of ...”
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Course summary for: Kumiko: Learn Japanese Woodworking Design
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Category
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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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