Woodworking for Furniture: Carving and Dyeing Techniques
Wood as a Material
A course by Urvi Sharma , Furniture Designer
About the video: Wood as a Material
Overview
“Now that you have an overview of the necessary equipment, I will dive deeper into one of the key materials you will need: wood. In this lesson, I will teach you how to define its main properties, by first dividing it into two main categories: softwood and hardwood. Finally, I will discuss its capabilities and its limitations as a natural resource. ”
In this video lesson Urvi Sharma addresses the topic: Wood as a Material, which is part of the Domestika online course: Woodworking for Furniture: Carving and Dyeing Techniques. Learn how to carve, dye, and apply patterns onto wood to create unique pieces of furniture that are both beautiful and functional.
Partial transcription of the video
“Wood as a Material In the previous lesson, we covered the workspace prep and the tools needed to complete the course. In this lesson, I'll cover wood as a material and introduce you to some of its properties. There are some things about wood that are important for you to know before starting this project. Having this information will help you find the right wood for your project, how to work with it, and make sure it lasts a long time. The first thing to know is there are two types of solid wood, hardwood and softwood. In general, hardwoods come from trees that shed their leaves annually. E...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking for Furniture: Carving and Dyeing Techniques
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Furniture Design & Making, Woodworking
Urvi Sharma
A course by Urvi Sharma
Urvi Sharma is a furniture and lighting designer from New Delhi, India. Her mother is a graphic and interior designer, so she was introduced to art and design from a young age. She later went on to study furniture design at Rhode Island School of Design, where she focused on color and pattern. After graduating, she and her partner showed their work under the studio name INDO- at a trade show in New York City. Encouraged by the positive feedback they received, they kept designing alongside their jobs which they left a year and a half later to focus on INDO- full-time.
Since then, Urvi’s work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Interior Design Magazine, and Dwell. She was also a contestant on Ellen’s Next Great Designer, a furniture design show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, and has received several awards and nominations for her designs.
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