Carpentry for Beginners: Make Furniture with Wood and Leather

Carpentry for Beginners: Make Furniture with Wood and Leather

“We have reached the end of the course. Thank you very much for joining us on this adventure! Now it's your turn to work on your project (or finish it, if you had already started it throughout the course). You can choose between building the seat that we propose or your own design based on what you have learned. In both cases, below you will find a summary with everything you should not forget. Remember to save photos of your process. We would like you to use them to explain what you did, how you did it and why. This will be very useful not only as a reminder of your process, but for others as well. This is how we can all progress together! It will also allow us to better guide you if you have questions. The rules-guide and the mechanized Remember that it is important to be precise in this step and that all the angles are at 90 degrees. This way you will avoid dragging errors that could compromise the good machining of your parts. Pay close attention on this step. Remember that the pieces have right and wrong sides, otherwise you will not be able to fit them later.

Pre-finishing and assembly Take advantage of the fact that the pieces are still separated to sand them individually. Performs a superficial sanding that does not deform the machining. It's time to glue. Start with the legs and the T-beams. Once you have them ready by gluing them with the longitudinal beams, you will have the structure formed. It is important that you pay attention to where each piece goes before gluing them together. Finishes Give a finish to the wooden structure using sandpaper as learned and oil-wax. Protect your hands with rubber gloves. Make the back and seat of the chair. To do this, decide if you want to use cotton strips or vegetable tanned leather. Create your templates so that all the strips are the same and take care of the edges of each of the strips. Attach the seat and back to the frame. Observe the route that the strips follow and ask for help if you need it to stretch the strips. Don't forget to taper the dowels for easy insertion. Make a cushion! This way your chair will gain in materials and textures and you will make it more comfortable. Photography Create a stage to photograph your project. If you feel like it, you can include elements that help convey the idea. Share your project with us! Select your preferred images and create your presentation by clicking on “Create your project”. We will stop by the forum as soon as we can to comment and answer your questions. In the meantime, check out what others are doing and leave comments. Collaboration between artists is the best way to progress, plus lots of practice! Bye!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Alright, now it's your turn. You have all the data to start building. We are going to leave you a brief review on the points that we have been touching. To begin with, let's talk about the milling machine. It is not necessary that you have the same machine that I have. Make sure you understand it. I have made a brief review by the main settings of the machine, but your machine will surely be regulated in another way if it is another model. There are videos. There are manuals. Read them. Find all the information regarding your milling machine. You will need it and it will help ...”

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Course summary for: Carpentry for Beginners: Make Furniture with Wood and Leather

• Level: Beginner
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• 5 units
• 19 lessons (3h 33m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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