Craft & Maker

Woodworking & Joinery

Cut joints that outlast the screws

12 lessons4 modules9h 55m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course teaches the durable fundamentals of working wood: how it moves, how to measure and mark accurately, and how to cut joints that lock together without relying on screws. You will learn both hand-tool and power-tool methods side by side. By the end you will have built a small piece of furniture using mortise-and-tenon and dovetail joinery, then finished it to a professional standard.

Curriculum

Module 1: Wood, Safety, and the Beginner Tool Kit3 lessons

How Wood Actually BehavesPreview45m
Shop Safety and Dust Control🔒40m
The Starter Tool Kit and the Workbench🔒45m

Module 2: Sharpening, Measuring, and Cutting to a Line3 lessons

Sharpening Chisels and Plane Irons🔒50m
Accurate Measuring and Marking🔒45m
Sawing and Paring to a Line🔒50m

Module 3: Core Joinery: Mortise-and-Tenon and Dovetails3 lessons

The Mortise-and-Tenon Joint🔒55m
Hand-Cut Dovetails🔒1h 0m
Edge Joints, Housings, and Choosing the Right Joint🔒45m

Module 4: Milling, Finishing, and Your First Build3 lessons

Milling Rough Lumber Flat and Square🔒50m
Sanding and Applying a Finish🔒50m
Your First Build: From Plan to Finished Piece🔒1h 0m