Woodworking: Build Your First Piece of Furniture

A course by Eva Mota , Interior Designer

Interior Designer. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2020

Learn how to work with wood and take your first steps in the world of customized furniture creation

100% positive reviews (32)
1,828 students
Audio: Portuguese, English
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn how to work with wood and take your first steps in the world of customized furniture creation

Woodworking is an ancestral craft with infinite expressive possibilities. If you're keen to explore this universe and bring beautiful pieces of wood to life, Eva Mota is the perfect person to accompany you on this journey. She's an interior designer specializing in this technique, and her work has already illustrated the pages of Brazil's main media outlets.

In this online course, learn the fundamentals of woodworking to build your own furniture. Eva teaches you all the steps to craft a piece of furniture through the creation of a natural-wood shoe bench, from choosing the wood to smoothing the edges.

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What will you learn in this online course?

14 lessons & 15 downloads

Materials
5 minutes, 36 seconds
Wood veneers and natural wood
3 minutes, 36 seconds
Concept, form and function
1 minute, 41 seconds
The cutting plan
6 minutes, 37 seconds
How to use the jigsaw
9 minutes, 4 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (32)
  • 1,828 students
  • 14 lessons (1h 32m)
  • 15 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese, English
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Make a shoe-rack bench, which doubles as a seat with storage functions.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in expressing themselves artistically by creating their own furniture.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge is necessary.

In terms of materials, you need woodworking tools such as a jigsaw, a sander, a wood screwdriver, and other items your teacher will specify during the course.


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1,828 Students
32 Reviews
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Eva Mota

A course by Eva Mota

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Interior Designer

Eva Mota is an interior designer born in Bahia and based in São Paulo. A journalist by training, she specializes in woodworking by trade, and has already shared her knowledge with more than two thousand women to date through introductory courses in the technique. Her work has earned her a decoration program on the channel Discovery Home & Health Brasil, in addition to illustrating the pages of big-name media outlets across the country, including Estadão and Folha de S. Paulo.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • About Me
    • Influences
  • U2

    Where to start?

    • Materials
    • Wood veneers and natural wood
    • Personal protection and fixation
    • Concept, form and function
  • U3

    Cutting, sanding and assembly

    • The cutting plan
    • How to use the jigsaw
    • The cut
    • Sanding: types of machines
    • Drill and accessories
    • Seat markings and assembly
  • U4

    Finalization

    • Smoothing the edges and applying the varnish
    • Final tips and maintenance
  • FP

    Final project

    • Woodworking: Build Your First Piece of Furniture

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  • Learn at your own pace

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    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

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    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Woodworking: Build Your First Piece of Furniture. Craft course by Eva Mota

Woodworking: Build Your First Piece of Furniture

A course by Eva Mota
Interior Designer. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (32)
  • 1,828 students