Furniture: Contain/Display

This course builds upon fundamental knowledge of solid timber design and construction to explore a range of traditional and contemporary techniques to create rectilinear vessels that hold and contain and display other objects. Construction methods utilise a range of hand tools and machines. Techniques include machine timber preparation, dovetails, box joints, doors, drawers, and solid frame and panel. Processes include the mechanics for building drawers and hanging doors. Students will work both during and outside of class to design and make several pieces or components of a larger project. The course is taught by a combination of readings, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and supervised practice that exposes students to a combination of technology, theory, history, and design and making processes. Workplace health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.