FINAL PROJECT - FURNITURE
Build a piece of nice furniture using NO mechanical fasteners and at least 3 of the types of joinery covered in class. Another component of the class of your choice must also be incorporated.
Box cushion to incorporate the sewing portion of the class.
Completed stool, sans cushion.
Glue up for lid and dowel connections on steps.
Glue up for mortise & tenons on spreaders and finger joints on stair treads.
Glue up for biscuit joints on side panels.
Hand turned step dowel in progress.
FAKE FOOD
Create a believable prop food that imitates its real-life counterpart.
Painter's caulk as cream cheese
Foam cutouts for avocados - covered in goop
Painting foam avocados
Bread drying after glazing the crust
Painted on toast marks - vermiculite spray glued on as seeds
Final plated product with air dry clay pumpkin seeds
MOLDING & CASTING
Choose a small object - create a mold, then a positive cast with resin
UPHOLSTERY
Bring in a piece of furniture to reupholster
SEWING
Using the serger, the industrial, and the domestic sewing machine to make an apron
IN CLASS - SAMPLE BOARDS
Drapery Board: demonstrate two types of pleats (left: box, right: knife), include 2 swags & one rosette
Foam Board: show 5 types of foam & what adhesive works best for them
Upholstery Board: tufting & piping pictured
Upholstery Board: upholstery tacks & gimp pictured
