Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools
Furniture design and wood selection
A course by Israel Martín , Designer and Carpenter
About the video: Furniture design and wood selection
Overview
“I will show you how to design your piece in a simple way and closely related to the way the work will be carried out: without power tools. ”
In this video lesson Israel Martín addresses the topic: Furniture design and wood selection, which is part of the Domestika online course: Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools. Learn how to create furniture out of wood with your own hands, from selecting material to the final touches.
Partial transcription of the video
“Furniture Design and Wood Selection In this lesson, I'll show you how to select our wood and design our furniture. We can see the growth rings of the timber and how they look in the length. When I say "length," I mean the direction of the grain. When I say "width," I mean the different rings. Wood is an element that's almost always alive. It's the width that changes. When moisture in the environment grows, wood grows too. When moisture in the environment decreases, wood dries and contracts. That movement depends on the kind of wood we're working with. Some move more with seasonal changes, s...”
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Course summary for: Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Woodworking
Israel Martín
A course by Israel Martín
Israel Martín began making wood creations more than 20 years ago starting with small artisan pieces and furniture for his own house. Over the past 8 years he has specialized in the creation of pieces with hand tools.
Israel is a largely self-taught carpenter who has completed brief training sessions with industry names such as furniture maker Garrett Hack. He has also participated in organizing events in Madrid dedicated to wood like "Lignorium", with the aim of familiarizing people with the trade and his own work. His work has been featured in top English-language carpentry magazines such as Fine Woodworking, Australian Wood Review, and Furniture and Cabinet Making Magazine.
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