Overview

There are a huge range of wood joints that can be used to create a flat frame.
​You should practice your skills in reading technical drawings creating all of these joints
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Practice frame joints

Manufacturing flat frames is an essential for any crafts-person using wood. Creating flat frames that do not rack, rock or move takes real skill. Here I provide a range of practice joints drawings

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Bridle

Corner half-mitre

Dowel

T-halving

Stub mortise and tenon

Dovetail

Stopped halving

Thru mortise and tenon

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"Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake."

Richard Sennett (1943 - )
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Simple projects

Here are two simple projects to refine your basic making skills.

The first is a simple, well proportioned mirror that can either be hung on a wall, or assembled with a stand - drawings for a stand are included.

The other is a little wooden toy. Okay, this isn't actually a flat-frame project, but it is a fun little skill-builder. How well can you make this wooden knot? The better you make it - the harder the puzzle is for someone to work out how it comes apart - or fits together...

These are also a fun projects to experiment with different finishes, such as wood-stains, wax, oils or varnishes.

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Mirror frame

Mirror assessment

Wooden knot

Wooden knot video

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"The Bauhaus fights imitation, inferior craftsmanship and artistic dilettantism"

Walter Gropius (1883 - 1969)
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Assessment ​

The following materials have been created to assess learning in this unit. Some of these documents are for 'Coffee' supporters of DesignClass only.  

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Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Assessment 4

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