Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces 1
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: Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces 1
Overview
“Next, I will guide you in planing and sanding the outside of the box and the lid. To start with, you will learn how to resolve any gaps in your dovetails. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces 1, 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
“ Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces In this lesson, we'll cover the surface preparation of the outside of the box. That's filling in the gaps, planing the surface, and sanding the surface ready for its finish. It isn't unusual to find that there are one or two gaps in your dovetails. You could leave them or use filler in them, but if they're quite big, the best thing to do is to fill them with some solid timber. The gap on this particular box is bigger at the top than it is at the bottom. The first thing we'll do is equalise the size of those two gaps. I'll take my saw and ru...”
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Course summary for: Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
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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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