Woodworking for Art and Design

Create a documentation blog post for your final project. When you are done, post a link to Your blog post should cover the following topics: – Demonstrate an understanding of the steps involved in the production (fabrication) of your workpiece. – Document each fabrication step. Include photos and/or video, a description, of what the step … Continue reading Woodworking Final Project Documentation

Project Category: Organic/sculptural Furniture Description: I would like to make a piece of futuristic and sculptural furniture with an organically curved form.  Motivation: To experiment with challenging manufacturing methods of combing digital technology with woodworking skills. I am motivated to create a piece of functional artwork or sculptural furniture.  Technique & Steps: computer-generated design suing software … Continue reading Final Project – Survey & Initial Plan

Stock Selection I decided to use all maple woods for my band saw box. The main reason is that I think maple matches the most to my room and my furniture. Also, I believe using one kind of wood would have a more consistent color and a cleaner appearance.      Planing I used the … Continue reading Project 3: Band Saw Box

Week 1: Design Requirements Material available: 40 ⨉ 20 cm. (You may use more with permission of instructor.) Plywood thickness: 18 mm/9 mm End mill diameter: 6.35 mm Must contain 1 joined/slotted part – An Adobe Illustrator file, suitable for fabrication. (You may use a different tool that produces vector graphics or can be used … Continue reading Project 2: Small Object Stand

Process and Tool Documentation Design I had a few sketches with different designs. I picked the design of the negative space of my brother’s dog and cat as the silhouette of this project. If the project is successful, I wish to gift it to my brother and sister-in-law as a wedding present.  Fabrication I used … Continue reading Project 1 – Food Tray