Fine Furniture - Joinery

FURN 152 Fine Furniture 1

F (7.5,22.5,0,0)

Students will develop basic skills with hand and power tools used in the furniture trade, with an emphasis on safety. Students will learn about wood products and materials, basic joinery, fastening methods, selection and use of adhesives and abrasive materials. Students will be introduced to commercial practice and processes of design.

FURN 154 Fine Furniture 2

W (7.5,22.5,0,0)

Students develop skills with advanced techniques including veneering, laminating, lathe turning, carving and shaping curves. Students will learn more advanced joinery techniques, finishing topcoat materials and application techniques, and the use of non-wood products. Students will expand their knowledge of commercial practice, design principles and be introduced to furniture history.

Prerequisite(s): FURN 152.

FURN 156 Fine Furniture 3

P (7.5,22.5,0,0)

Students refine their presentation techniques, becoming more adept at the commercial practices inherent in the furniture trade. Students learn basics of upholstery, furniture restoration and repair. As a final project, students design and construct a piece of furniture for evaluation by a panel of experts and inclusion in a public exhibit.

Prerequisite(s): FURN 154.