Plywood furniture: From beginner to advanced
Seat crossbar machining: profiled
A course by Patricio Ortega (Maderística) , Furniture woodworking instructor
Joined January 2019
About the video: Seat crossbar machining: profiled
Overview
“In this lesson you will see how to machine tenons and tongues for the fitting between legs, armrests and their crossbars.”
In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Seat crossbar machining: profiled, which is part of the Domestika online course: Plywood furniture: From beginner to advanced. Learn how to machine components using power tools to create complex plywood furniture..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we'll work on the tenon for the leg that will fit into the mortise we made in the previous lesson, and also the tenon for the crosspiece of the armrest. The first thing we need to do is create the male part that will go here, at the bottom we have to make a cut there to achieve this result. What we're going to do is pass the horizontal piece, so this distance, which is approximately 18 millimeters, will now be the height of the router bit, and this distance will be the distance between the fence and the edge of the router bit. We'll start by adjusting the width of the tenon,...”
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Course summary for: Plywood furniture: From beginner to advanced
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking

Patricio Ortega (Maderística)
A course by Patricio Ortega (Maderística)
Patricio Ortega is a furniture maker and founder of Maderística, a small workshop specializing in handcrafted furniture design. With 14 years of experience, he has focused on mastering plywood, developing innovative techniques, and sharing his knowledge with over 1,800 students. As an architect and self-taught instructor, Patricio blends creativity and technique to create functional and durable furniture.
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