Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools
Structure: dovetail assembly 1
A course by Israel Martín , Designer and Carpenter
About the video: Structure: dovetail assembly 1
Overview
“First, I will teach you how to assemble the through dovetail assemblies to join the main pieces of the furniture frame. You will see how to mark them, close them and adjust them to obtain an aesthetic and lasting union. ”
In this video lesson Israel Martín addresses the topic: Structure: dovetail assembly 1, 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
“Structure: Dovetail Assembly Let's start working on the structure of our furniture. We have previously prepared our pieces. They're oversized in length because we can make mistakes when working by hand and it's always easier to remove timber than it is incorporating it. We'll make our assemblies in the end grain of our pieces. So it's more convenient working the end grain before starting on our assemblies. This part here and this part here? That's the end grain of our piece. If we want to mark our pieces lengthwise, we want to use our square and a scoring knife. When marking, you'll always ...”
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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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