This course is an introduction to furniture making with an emphasis on the use of hand tools and simple, easy-to-use machines like the 14” bandsaw and portable planer. You will learn how to sharpen and maintain chisels, planes, and card scrapers, as well as set up the bandsaw and planer. Selecting and milling lumber in preparation for cutting joints by hand and machine will be covered. You will construct a small table using air-dried wood with four different joints. You will design your own table legs and shape them in your own unique way. There will be lectures on the nature of wood, shop drawings, selecting adhesives and finishes, buying a basic set of tools, setting up a small workshop, and making key jigs.