Plywood furniture: From beginner to advanced

Overview

“Finally, you will see how to machine the continuous dovetail joint between the seat cross members and the leg cross members.”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Cutting, doweling and profiling the backrest crossbar, 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 sliding dovetail joint between the leg stretcher and the seat stretcher. The goal is this, to create a female dovetail in the leg stretcher, a male dovetail in the seat stretcher, and have them meet like this. The beauty of this joint is it's quick, easy to make, basically determined by the geometry of the bit, offering a firm, efficient mechanical solution, with plenty of gluing surface, it won't come apart and will prevent this kind of movement in the seat. First, we'll mark the location, as you'll see in the plan, it's 9 centimeters from the top end, we'...”

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Course summary for: Plywood furniture: From beginner to advanced

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (51)
• 5083 students
• 4 units
• 22 lessons (5h 12m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Design

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking