Woodworking Essentials: Bending & Shaping

Description Learn to bend and shape wood as professional woodworker Bill Thomas guides you through a variety of methods. Start with how to mill and cut wood to shape, and get tips for creating joinery along the way. Then, discover how to bend wood with laminating techniques, and bring sophisticated curved creations off your form. Bill also will guide you step by step through creating a steam box of any size, and steam-bending curved pieces skillfully – even traditional shaker boxes! Plus, for each technique, Bill will teach you to create and use full-size patterns and custom jigs to achieve excellent results every time.

• Class Preview
• Intro to Bending & Shaping
• Milling Curves: Essentials
• Milling: Complex Curves
• Laminating: Essentials
• Laminating: Complex Curves
• Steam Bending: Setup
• Steam Bending: Essentials