Specialization in Woodworking: Techniques, Styles, and Innovations

Overview

“Let's explore key influences in chair making, from John Brown’s Welsh stick chairs to vernacular traditions in Scottish furniture. You’ll see how historical techniques, like mortise and tenon joints, shape modern woodworking. Inspiration also comes from hand-tool woodworking and contemporary makers like George Nakashima.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Inspiration / Bibbings and Hensby, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Woodworking: Techniques, Styles, and Innovations. Master woodworking hand tools to create durable, timeless furniture with traditional techniques and expert guidance.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson, we'll talk about some of our influences and inspirations. One of the biggest influences in our chair making is John Brown. He was a Welshman who made traditional Welsh stick chairs. Not only did John Brown make chairs in a way that we find inspirational, but his philosophy to woodworking is something that we find very motivating. It gave us confidence to work in the way that we do. Many aspects and processes that will be involved in the project we'll do in this course are shown in this book. You can see how he's been assembling the chair, levelling the feet, setti...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Woodworking: Techniques, Styles, and Innovations

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (7)
• 1497 students
• 8 units
• 111 lessons (19h 23m)
• 35 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  3D Design, 3D Modeling, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interactive Design, Woodworking