Making Wooden Furniture with Traditional Joinery

Making Wooden Furniture with Traditional Joinery

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this Domestika course. I hope you've enjoyed exploring the world of contemporary wood furniture. Thank you so much for joining me in this course; it’s been an honor to share my techniques with you. Now, before we end, I’d like to remind you of some of the most important steps we gave throughout the course and that you should remember when you start doing your final project: 
 Selecting and Sizing Timber Choose the wood you want to use and get your timbers sized.

Marking Out and Cutting Mortice and Tenon Mark out your mortice and tenon joints and make your cuts. Marking Out and Cutting Bridle Joints Mark out your bridle joints and make your cuts. The Drawboring Technique Dry fit your stool together and prepare the draw bores before starting to make the seat! Gluing Up Glue up the final assembly of your piece. Finishing and Assembling Finish with sanding and oil and assemble the piece. And that's all! Thank you so much for taking part. I can't wait to see your project! You can share your project with us by clicking on "Create your project." Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will try my best to engage with the forum as much as possible. If you have any questions, be sure to ask them! I will reply as soon as I can, but in the meantime, I encourage you to interact with each other. Communication fuels creativity. So, don't be afraid to reach out and collaborate with others. But most of all, have fun! See you in the forum!
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Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project Thank you for joining me in this course. I hope you've enjoyed the experience of making a piece of furniture by hand. There's nothing more rewarding than making a piece of furniture for you or your family that will last for generations. Let's do a quick recap of the process we followed for this course. We started by selecting our timber and getting it correctly sized based on the cut list I've provided you. Once we had our timber, we proceeded to lay out and cut the mortise and tenon and bridle joints. With all the joinery cut, you'll be ready to start marking up and drillin...”

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Course summary for: Making Wooden Furniture with Traditional Joinery

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (48)
• 5425 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 40m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Woodworking