This 6-session workshop takes you step by step through the typical furniture-making process: design, layout, cutting, joinery, assembly, glue-up and finishing. Working with machine and hand tools, you will build a solid hardwood bench with mortise and tenon joinery.
What we will cover:
- How to make a cut list and estimate materials and cost from a design
- Milling rough lumber using the jointer, planer and table saw
- Tips and techniques for jointing boards into panels
- How to do quick, accurate mortise and tenon joints--multiple methods
- Gluing and clamping the joints
- Using a card scraper for post glue-up surface preparation
- An introduction to simple hand rubbed oil finishes
Included with this class is a free pass for 12 hours of studio / workshop time (a $140 value) so you can work independently on your project between class sessions.
Prerequisite: Completion of the
Workshop Certification class or equivalent experience with instructor pre-approval.
If there are no available spots in scheduled Workshop Certification classes, please contact us to make an appointment (tel: 917-873-5542, email: hello@makeville.com)Class dates: Sundays 4-7pm: 10/10, 10/17, 10/24 AND Tuesdays 7-10pm: 10/12, 10/19. 10/26
Class size: limited to 5 people
Cost: $475 plus $120 materials fee
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Please read our
Class Policy for important information about cancellations, refunds, etc. Registration deadline for this class is Dec 24th.
