Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Marking Systems
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: Marking Systems
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to mark out your boards to ensure you're always working from the correct surface. This will help you to avoid any annoying mistakes that will cause problems later.”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Marking Systems, 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
“ Marking Systems In this lesson, I'll show you how to mark out your boards so you are always working from the correct surface and it will help you avoid making costly mistakes. I'll mark the nicest faces and the nicest edges. This is important because we need to isolate those two. We can't mark from any surface because the lines may start to wander off. What I'm doing here is I'm looking to see what I think is the most attractive surface. This side has a few machine marks in it and this side is smooth, so I'll choose this side for my first mark. This edge is smooth and this edge has some m...”
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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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