Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Influences
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: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll share my favourite influences: George and Mira Nakashima, Alan Peters, and Laura Mavs. I'll outline how each has carved out their own craftsman sensibility and how they've inspired me in my own creative approach. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll share three of my favourite designer-makers who have influenced me through my life. The first of my influences are George and Mira Nakashima. George Nakashima was an American architect who turned his hands to furniture-making and almost single-handedly brought about the studio furniture movement in the States. Mira has since taken over the running of his business after George died and continues her father's legacy. George and Mira both have brought a craft sensibility to modernist design, something that affects me deeply. They've also taught me how to respe...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
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Category
Craft -
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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