Professional Woodworking for Beginners

Overview

“I will show you how to make a cutting list: the order of the pieces by size and thickness, respect the sense of the grain, include code with letters, and also how to recognize key pieces to cut to excess.”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Create a Cutting List, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Woodworking for Beginners. Learn the concepts, techniques, and tools to start woodworking like an expert.

Partial transcription of the video

“List of cuts Now we'll look at how to translate the dimensions of a furniture item into a list of cuts. It's essential. As an example we'll use a shelf. Imagine a shelf as a rectangle and a division, nothing else, very simple. 45 in length, 30 in height. Nothing else. What's the problem with this? It's like going to a tailor to get a suit made, and drawing it like this. No shoulders, hips, nothing. Every time I design or measure a piece of furniture, as ugly as it is, it has to be thick. Although the drawing isn't finished, we've to consider the thickness of the elements. This would be our ...”

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Course summary for: Professional Woodworking for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (4157)
• 129847 students
• 6 units
• 26 lessons (4h 1m)

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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