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Furniture Essentials: The Shaker Table

with Terre Morrison

A note from Terre Morrison, instructor of Furniture Essentials: The Shaker Table

Woodworking takes patience, consistency and practice, but understanding the tools and techniques allows even a beginner to make a simple and elegant piece. In my class, Furniture Essentials: The Shaker Table, I teach how to safely handle the essential power tools you will need to begin your woodworking adventure, while creating an authentic, New England-style Shaker table. I teach the techniques that will put you on the path to make quality furniture from the idea to the mill to the finished product, every step of the way.

What you will learn in Furniture Essentials: The Shaker Table

  • How to safely and properly use tools, including a chop saw, joiner, planer, table saw, biscuit joiner, dado blade and tapering jig
  • How to select wood for your project
  • How to accurately fit mortise-and-tenon joints
  • How to sketch a design, measure dimensions correctly, and execute a beautifully finished product
Duration

Lesson Plan

  • Introduction14:36
  • Buying Lumber29:27
  • Compound Miter Saw & Jointer1:00:46
  • Planer & Table Saw1:09:06
  • Tabletop Construction40:50
  • Leg Construction1:13:06
  • Aprons & Tenons1:03:48
  • Fitting Your Joints39:34
  • Details & Fasteners39:48
  • Sanding Table Parts31:26
  • Final Dry Fit & Gluing59:58
  • Finalizing the Tabletop51:34
  • Finishing32:11

Course Instructor

Terre Morrison
Terre Morrison

Faculty, Vermont School of Woodworking

After retiring from a career in aviation, Terre chose to pursue her passion in woodworking. She studied at the Vermont School of Woodworking where she now teaches several courses. Terre specializes in functional furniture while exploring ways to innovate her traditional style. The natural beauty of wood is important to Terre, and her designs aim to complement and enhance that beauty.

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