Woodworking Techniques for Dovetail Joinery
Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces 2
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 2
Overview
“Now that the underside is ready, it's time to move to the top. By the end of this lesson, you should have achieved a smooth, blemish-free surface. ”
In this video lesson Helen Welch addresses the topic: Surface Preparation of the Lid and Outside Faces 2, 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 Ok. It's the underside. Now the top. I'll pick off what's left of the stickers. Still trying to balance these two edges at the same time to keep the plane steady. Ok. I've cleaned up all the wide surfaces and the edges. Now what I'll do is remove the sharp corners or the arrises. There are several reasons why we need to remove them. The first one is that these sharp edges are vulnerable and will break anyway. The second is that they're sharp, so they're not nice to touch, but also you can cut yourself like you can cut yourself with paper. T...”
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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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