Course Description:
Required Projects:
Semester 1
- Chapter 6: Production Decisions
- (Copyrighted information. Packet not available online.)
- Cutting and Squaring Stock:
- Keyed Miter Frame
- Create a keyed miter frame for a 5" x 7" picture.
- Herringbone Box
- Click here for the plans.
- Click here for the directions. (This is still in draft form. I will likely not publish a final draft, as I want you to problem-solve through the construction process.)
- Video 1: Cutting the practice carcase pieces.
- Video 2: Making the herringbone stock
- Video 3: Making the herringbone pieces and cutting the carcase stock
- Video 4: Assembling the herringbone pieces and cherry stock to make the carcase stock.
- Video 5: Cutting and squaring the carcase workpiece.
- Video 6: Cutting rabbet and dado.
Semester 2
- Table Assembly:
- Create a tapered leg with a mortise and tenon apron using details given in class.
- CNC Skills: Create a computer file for each of the following, including one finished product created on the CNC machine. (The others can be saved as a .JPG preview.) Most of the instructions for these projects are still in draft form, so plan on taking notes in class!
- V-carve
- V-carve with border
- Inverted v-carve
- Pocket
- Pocket with texture
- Vector from bitmap