Chris Tribe Furniture Courses

Course Details

Duration: 2 days
Max. students:4
Cost:£240 
Course dates for 2012:
      May 5th-6th 9.00am-5.00pm
      Nov 3rd-4th 9.00am-5.00pm


Course Description

As wood cannot be welded, efficient and accurate jointing is the absolute basis of fine furniture making. It is important to understand the forces acting upon a piece and choose the appropriate joint for the situation. It is equally important to cut a joint without slack, as sloppiness affects the strength and aesthetics of the piece.

The aim of this course is skills acquisition. Tuition is based around set exercises on the less complicated woodworking joints. Emphasis will be on hand cutting and the use of basic machines (ie the router and router table). You will not go home with a completed piece of furniture, but you will leave with the skills to complete one in your own time. Topics covered include:

• Timber preparation (planing and sawing to a line)
• Shooting square ends
• Setting out joints using the marking guage and knife
• The lap joint
• The mortice and tenon, hand cut and machine cut
• Edge jointing

If there is time we may also look at the use of the biscuit jointer.

A full illustrated handout is provided in CD form. As sharp tools are essential for cutting fine joints we would recommend attending the tool sharpening and fettling weekend before enrolling for the jointing courses.  

Course dates can be found at the top of the page or on the course calendar. If you would like more information or wish to book a place please go to the contact page or use the details below. Chris is happy to discuss course details at any time.

Contact:  Phone 01943 880111   Email chris@christribe.co.uk