3 Day course 
Friday, October 17, 2008 to Sunday, October 19, 2008
(Code:CW081017)

Curved components add real drama and life to a piece of furniture. When curved components are combined the transition to sculpture has started.

In this course you will learn the primary techniques for making curved pieces: Lamination, Steam Bending and Shaping. We'll cover stack lamination, simple lamination, tapered lamination and how to make a proper form for bending.

We'll cover design, how to draw curves and make templates to repeat them,and joinery that allows for wood movement. We'll cover the shaping and profiling of curved pieces with hand and power tools.

How do you join two curved pieces? We'll show you how to scribe and fit joints; (including some surprisingly simple ways to join curved pieces), which glues to use and we'll review clamps and clamping strategies.

We scale this course to what can be achieved using the tools in a home shop with reasonably priced suggestions for the various jigs and fixtures you'll need.

As part of this course you will design a piece with curved parts. In the final part of the course you will make a wood prototype of a curved leg and stretcher.

Note: This course will need a minimum of 6 students to run and we'll need to close out enrollment by 10th of October. If the course does not run we'll fully refund your money.

Cost: $345
Material charge: $<TBD>

Starts at: 9:00 AM   
Class size: 12

What to bring:

You should bring a notebook and a pen or pencil. Feel free to bring a camera to take pictures of jigs and setups.

Please bring the following tools / equipment:

• Hearing protection, eye protection and a dust mask.