Professional Woodworking for Beginners

Overview

“I will make a design of legs on the piece of MDF, using the layout tools already described, and explaining the basic rules of the stool within which you can make modifications to the design incorporating the elements already seen.”

In this video lesson Patricio Ortega (Maderística) addresses the topic: Plotting the legs, 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

“Design of legs In this lesson we'll define the design of the legs. We'll do this design on a scale of 1:1 on the piece of MDF that we cut in the previous lesson to get a real idea of the proportions of our project. The first thing I recommend is drawing the central axis. The design is symmetrical, so we'll use the technique I explained using the combination square to draw a first axis. First we do it approximately, we make a mark and look for that mark with the combination square. We draw, turn and draw again. The lines have crossed, but now I have a clear idea that the centre must be there...”

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Course summary for: Professional Woodworking for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 129847 students
• 6 units
• 26 lessons (4h 1m)

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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