ADVANCED JONERY TECHIQUES
Instructor ~ Chuck Phillips
Traditional furniture requires a wide range of joinery
skills. Most people learn basic dovetail and mortise and tenon joints first, but these methods can be extended to
cover many complex applications. Learning to cut these joints with hand
tools will improve your bench skills, and help you understand machine tool
approaches.
In this class we will work on a series of
sample joints drawn from traditional furniture. Exercises will
include: Slot dovetails, used for drawer dividers
Dovetails for turned tripod table bases.
Housed and tapered (sliding) dovetails, used in case construction
Angled dovetails and angled tenons
Curved parts with dovetails or mortise and tenon
joints
Each of these exercises will be broken
down into a series of simple steps, explaining layout and cutting strategies.
Typical uses for each joint will be explained, along with design
considerations. Related machine tool methods will be demonstrated.
The skills you learn in this class will
be helpful with many projects and gives you a chance to explore complex joinery
with hand tools and machine tools.
Level ~ Beginner / Intermediate
Course Length - One Week 9:00AM ~
Course Fee - $695.00
Materials - $50.00