Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools
Structure: blind slot assembly 2
A course by Israel Martín , Designer and Carpenter
About the video: Structure: blind slot assembly 2
Overview
“I will continue working the slots until I check that everything fits. Once this process is finished, I will glue the structure. ”
In this video lesson Israel Martín addresses the topic: Structure: blind slot assembly 2, 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: Blind Groove Assembly I made the side panel grooves on both these shelves. Now I'm going to marks to cut the rabbet for the back panel. I'll use the shelf as a reference to know how far the shelves go. Now, using the marking gauge, I'm placing the blade on the reference line on the shelf and I'm marking the length of the side panel. Keep in mind that it's a blind groove. It won't be visible from the outside, so we'll make the groove up to here and here, more or less. A little more, a little less. To make the depth of the groove, we'll take a measure with our gauge. When we get th...”
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Course summary for: Carpentry: Building Furniture with Hand Tools
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Category
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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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