Learn how to use templates to make repeatable and precise parts with the bandsaw and router.
Learn how to move beyond straight lines and simple angles using the magic of templates. In this class, you will move beyond straight edges to create complex curves and repeatable parts with precision and repeatability. With this skill, you will be able to produce everything from curved furniture legs and curved table tops to serving trays handles and guitar bodies.
Confident use of a router and bandsaw is required.
(1) We will learn how to safely cut out excess material on the bandsaw to prepare for a template, (2) master the use of flush-trim bits on the router table, and (3) practice techniques to prevent "tear-out" on curved profiles. After this class, you will be able to design and use custom templates to create parts and components for any project.
Up To 7 Days Before the Event Starts
Tim Bednar is an Assistant Wood Shop Manager at TC Maker and also teaches the Woodworking 101 class. After studying at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, he spent many years as a minister and then web developer before returning to furniture design and woodcraft.
