In this workshop participants will design and build their own table to take home with them. We will begin by taking inspiration from a range of conventional modernist designs and then review the materials available to assess the best construction methods.
Learning Outcomes:
– Introduction to Carpentry
– Understanding of tools and best practise techniques
– Basic principles of design and technical drawing
– Preparing cutting list
– Understanding of materials
– Scribing and marking wood
– Joint preparation and making
– Construction methods
– Finishing
We will cover:
• the use of commonly used hand tools like chisels, block planes, combination squares, sliding bevels, marking / mortise gauges
• a variety of hand saws such as tenon, compass, panel and pull saws as well as the use of drills to create the correct holes needed for your assembly dowels.