Furniture Design and Construction for Beginners
A course by Patricio Ortega

Would you say that your home reflects your personality? Say goodbye to generic furniture and dare to start creating it with your own two hands. With the help of Patricio Ortega, architect, carpenter, and co-founder of the Maderística workshop in Chile, you can learn the skills, discipline, and creativity to become a custom furniture maker with truly professional work.

In this course, learn the steps for building a rack-type wardrobe with a sliding door and discover the fundamental techniques for creating other similar projects. If you admire woodworking and would like to build on your skills, you can also learn with Patricio’s other course, Professional Woodworking for Beginners.

What is this course's project?

Build a rack-type wardrobe with a wooden sliding door and learn the essentials for creating furniture with simple and functional lines.

Who is this online course for?

This course is for anyone who would like to get started in the woodworking trade, as well as amateurs who would like to expand their skills and achieve more professional results.

Requirements and materials

To take this course, no previous experience is necessary. You will need some basic tools like a ruler, a carpenter square, a combination square, presses, a jigsaw, a circular saw, a router or trimmer, sandpaper, a hammer, and some other minor common objects.

In any case, if you do not have all these tools available, this course could also be a very useful guide for learning more about the role of each and the possibilities they offer. You can organize and acquire them later as needed.

Course summary
  • Session Start 14/11/2024
  • Location Online
  • Duration 5h 18m

U1: Introduction

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • What Will We Do in This Course?

U2: Structural, Functional and Basic Aesthetic Notions for Furniture Design

  • Basic Structural Notions
  • Functional Considerations
  • The Aesthetic Dimension
  • Review of The Functional and Aesthetic Structural Dialogue in The Furniture of Maderística 1
  • Review of The Functional and Aesthetic Structural Dialogue in The Furniture of Maderística 2

U3: The wonderful World of Woodworking

  • Thinking Like a Carpenter
  • Materials and Tools 1
  • Materials and Tools 2
  • Work Bench
  • Design and Dimensioning 1
  • Design and Dimensioning 2

U4: The production

  • Selection of Material, Cutting, Identification of Parts and Sanding 1
  • Selection of Material, Cutting, Identification of Parts and Sanding 2
  • Selection of Material, Cutting, Identification of Parts and Sanding 3
  • Marking and drilling of screws
  • Entarugado 1
  • Creased 2
  • Discounts
  • Body mounting
  • Legs 1
  • Legs 2

U5: Finishings and Design Details

  • Finishings and Details on the Body
  • Texture Work
  • Final Details and Finish

Final project

  • Furniture design and construction for beginners

Regular Price

AED370

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  • 27 lessons (5h 18m)
  • 22 additional resources (6 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Audio: Spanish, English, Turkish
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  • Level: Beginner
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