Class

The Shaker Nightstand

$39.99

At a Glance:

In-depth Instruction; over 157 mins
On-demand video access anytime
Bonus downloadable PDF resources
Access to class Q&A

Item: W00540E

Description

Description

Learn essential table-making and hand-tool techniques, and apply your new skills to a variety of other furniture projects! Expert furniture maker Jeff Miller guides you through arranging and jointing your boards, and creating mortises and tenons with precision. Then, properly fit the joints using shoulder and router planes, repair cracked mortises and even patch a joint that’s too loose. You’ll be able to taper legs like a master with Jeff’s tricks for laying out the taper, using a plane and ensuring you don’t go too far. You’ll even learn how to smooth the top without plying wood fibers apart. Finally, create bevels and buttons, and then smooth and chamfer your table’s edges, and assemble your pieces with ease. Plus, use Jeff’s finish recipe to really showcase your craftsmanship to its fullest!

Class Sessions

Introduction & Tabletop Construction

Introduction & Tabletop Construction

17:08

Meet your instructor, furniture maker Jeff Miller, and get a preview of the gorgeous Shaker table you'll build using hand tools. Then, dive into your project as Jeff discusses how to pick the wood for your tabletop and offers professional advice for planing the edges and gluing the pieces together. Gather Jeff's tips for fixing convex or concave joins and learn the proper technique for clamping multiple boards together.

Chopping the Mortises

Chopping the Mortises

24:32

Master creating smooth and exact mortises as you learn how to set yourself up for success with precise measuring and marking practices. Next, learn how to hold your chisel to make sure your cuts are square, taking just a bit out at a time. Then, learn valuable techniques for cleaning up your cuts to ensure the sides of your mortise are smooth and ready for the tenon.

Creating the Tenons

Creating the Tenons

20:33

Finish your joint as Jeff takes you through the process of creating the tenon. First, discover how to measure and mark your cut lines and then learn the proper technique for making cuts as your hand saw becomes an extension of your body. Then, pick up expert tips for cleaning up your tenon and making sure it's the right length. You'll use these skills again and again in your furniture making, whatever piece you're building.

Properly Fitting the Joints

Properly Fitting the Joints

22:02

It's time to fit your pieces together. Jeff shows you how to measure components and refine cuts as you ease your tenons into their mortises. Learn techniques for shaping the shoulders and using shoulder and router planes to refine your tenons. See how to adjust your mortises, just a sliver at a time, and how to undercut the shoulders if your joint isn't sitting flush. Finally, learn how to remove the horn and discover Jeff's methods for repairing a cracked mortise or fixing a loose tenon.

Tapering the Legs & Smoothing the Top

Tapering the Legs & Smoothing the Top

22:06

Give your nightstand its iconic Shaker styling as you learn how to taper your legs to give them a smooth and uniform appearance. Then, work with a variety of planes as you smooth your tabletop, transforming your glued up planks into a solid, smooth piece. Learn techniques for smoothing out seams and how to use a custom metal scraper to really smooth out the top. Then, square up your top so that it's ready for beveling and assembly.

Beveling & Table Buttons

Beveling & Table Buttons

20:02

Add more Shaker detailing as you bevel the top of your nightstand using some simple measurements and a plane. Then, create the table buttons used to connect the top to your base. Learn how to cut grooves in the aprons so that your tabletop is allowed to expand and shrink with changes in humidity.

Assembly & Finishing

Assembly & Finishing

30:14

All of your hard work comes to fruition as you assemble your table and add the final details. First, complete the smoothing process as you take a final pass on your legs and aprons and add a bit of chamfering to soften the corners. Then, learn how to make minute adjustments as you dry fit your legs and aprons together. Next, Jeff offers extensive guidance on gluing up and clamping your table. Finally, learn Jeff's secret finish recipe and attach your tabletop to complete your nightstand.

Your Instructor

Jeff Miller

Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher and author. He has been crafting furniture for more than 30 years and currently runs his own workshop and teaches at woodworking schools across the country. His furniture is shown in galleries across the nation, and he is the author of several woodworking books, including The Foundations of Better Woodworking.

Jeff Miller

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