Mastering Furniture Design & Construction

Friday, May 17, 9:30 AM - 5 PM

In this class you will learn the steps necessary to complete a furniture project that looks great, functions well, and will survive the tests of time. Don will introduce you to selecting the project, compiling design data, proportioning to the human body to establish architectural standards, sketching, and shop drawings. He will explain why it is so important to build full size mock ups to test your designs for proportion and volume. There will be many examples of furniture and models of construction details for students to study. Selecting joinery for your projects will be explained in great detail. Don will show you how he designs and creates working drawings using a shaker style table as an example. There will be many handouts distributed in this class. By the end of the day you will have the basis for understanding the design and construction of fine furniture.