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Mastering Classic Wood Joinery: Mortise, Tenon, and Dovetails

Skill Practitioners 13 lessons
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Created by Lanre Ibironke
Mastering Classic Wood Joinery: Mortise, Tenon, and Dovetails

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Course content

Section 1: Wood Mechanics & Precision Layout 2 lessons
  • Wood Anatomy & The Physics of Joinery 12 mins
  • The Sub-Millimeter Layout Toolkit & Reference Faces 15 mins
Section 2: The Mortise and Tenon Joint 4 lessons
  • Anatomy and Engineering of Mortise & Tenon Joints 15 mins
  • Cutting the Mortise: Hand and Machine Methods 20 mins
  • Cutting and Fitting the Tenon 20 mins
  • Drawboring and Gluing for Generational Strength 15 mins
Section 3: The Dovetail Joint & Capstone Synthesis 4 lessons
  • Dovetail Geometry: Pins First vs. Tails First 15 mins
  • Sawing and Chopping Through Dovetails 20 mins
  • Half-Blind Dovetails for Drawer Fronts 20 mins
  • The Capstone: Fitting, Assembly, and Glue-Up 30 mins
Section 4: Duplicate 2 lessons
  • Wood Anatomy & The Physics of Joinery 12 mins
  • The Sub-Millimeter Layout Toolkit & Reference Faces 15 mins
Section 5: New 1 lesson
  • New lesson 5 mins