Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
About Me
A course by Helen Welch , Woodworker and Head Instructor at the London School of Furniture Making
Joined April 2022
Joined April 2022
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To get started, let me introduce myself. I will share how I went from an apprentice carpenter and joiner to guitar-making, before transitioning to full-time woodworking. I'm now a professional educator with over 30 years of experience. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery. Learn woodworking techniques to cut, sand, and assemble wooden pieces with classic dovetail joints.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, I'm Helen Welch. I'm the lead instructor and founder of the London School of Furniture Making. In this lesson, I'll tell you how I went from apprentice carpenter and joiner to full-time educator via guitar making. I apprenticed as a carpentry joiner. Before deciding that maybe I wanted to refine the kind of work I did, so I went and studied music technology and specialised in guitar making. From there, it was a short step to furniture making. From the very first day I went into a wood workshop, I knew it'd stay a part of my life. The smell of wood, the feel and the excitement...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking
Helen Welch
A course by Helen Welch
Helen Welch is a woodworker from London with decades of experience. She started her career as an apprentice carpenter before moving to guitar making. Eventually, she found her passion in teaching. After teaching at the London Metropolitan University, in 2013, Helen founded the London School of Furniture Making. There, she has created a space where both beginners and more experienced makers alike can learn the fundamental skills for success in their woodworking through short but intensive introductory workshops. She’s had the opportunity to take her woodworking expertise to television as well, having served as a judge on Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker.
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