Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Fitting the Lid
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: Fitting the Lid
Overview
“In this lesson, I will explain how to fit the lid to the box. With the lid in position, you will learn how to cut out the recess for the thumb lift. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Fitting the Lid, 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
“ Fitting the Lid Now that we've shaped the thumb lift, we can go ahead and cut out the recess in the front of the box. With the lid in place, I'll draw around the tab. I'll take my marking gauge and gauge slightly deeper than the thickness of the tab at the point that it goes into the recess. I will take this point here and maybe recess this or set this marking gauge 1 mm lower than the actual thickness. I'll bring down these lines here. Because the lid is tapered, so it's thicker back here, I'll set the distance from the top edge of the box to where the back of this recess will finish. Ma...”
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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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