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Course 04 · Woodwork
Woodworking at home
Build, sand and oil your first table with hand tools.
- Beginner
- 10 lessons
- 5h 50m
- ★ 4.9
- 1,845 students
with Tom Keller, Furniture maker
What you'll make
An oak side table, cut and joined by hand in a garage or a spare room.
Who it's for
Complete beginners with a free weekend and some patience.
How it works
Tom shows every cut twice, slowly, and marks up photos of your joints before you glue.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 10 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01The four hand tools you need8:30Free
- 02Reading the grain10:10
- 03Cutting square by hand13:45
- 04A joint that holds for life15:20
- 05Glue-up without panic9:40
- 06Sanding and hardwax oil11:25
What you'll need
5 things · most are already at home
- A tenon saw
- A 20 mm chisel
- A block plane
- A combination square
- Oak boards (cut list in lesson 1)
Your teacher
Tom Keller · Furniture maker“Measure twice, then trust your saw.
Builds tables to order in a barn outside Bristol. Hand tools only, no shortcuts.
18 years of practice · 1,845 students
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Browse all coursesCourse 04 · Woodwork
Woodworking at home
Build, sand and oil your first table with hand tools.
- Beginner
- 10 lessons
- 5h 50m
- ★ 4.9
- 1,845 students
with Tom Keller, Furniture makerOne course · lifetime access
$79
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.9 · 1,845 students
What you'll make
An oak side table, cut and joined by hand in a garage or a spare room.
Who it's for
Complete beginners with a free weekend and some patience.
How it works
Tom shows every cut twice, slowly, and marks up photos of your joints before you glue.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 10 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01The four hand tools you need8:30Free
- 02Reading the grain10:10
- 03Cutting square by hand13:45
- 04A joint that holds for life15:20
- 05Glue-up without panic9:40
- 06Sanding and hardwax oil11:25
What you'll need
5 things · most are already at home
- A tenon saw
- A 20 mm chisel
- A block plane
- A combination square
- Oak boards (cut list in lesson 1)
Your teacher
Tom Keller · Furniture maker“Measure twice, then trust your saw.
Builds tables to order in a barn outside Bristol. Hand tools only, no shortcuts.
18 years of practice · 1,845 students
Meet TomYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesCourse 04 · Woodwork
Woodworking at home
Build, sand and oil your first table with hand tools.
- Beginner
- 10 lessons
- 5h 50m
- ★ 4.9
- 1,845 students
with Tom Keller, Furniture makerOne course · lifetime access
$79
or included in All access · See plans
- Lifetime access
- Teacher feedback on your project
- Certificate when you finish
- 14-day money back
★ 4.9 · 1,845 students
What you'll make
An oak side table, cut and joined by hand in a garage or a spare room.
Who it's for
Complete beginners with a free weekend and some patience.
How it works
Tom shows every cut twice, slowly, and marks up photos of your joints before you glue.
Syllabus
The first 6 of 10 lessons · 1h 09m
- 01The four hand tools you need8:30Free
- 02Reading the grain10:10
- 03Cutting square by hand13:45
- 04A joint that holds for life15:20
- 05Glue-up without panic9:40
- 06Sanding and hardwax oil11:25
What you'll need
5 things · most are already at home
- A tenon saw
- A 20 mm chisel
- A block plane
- A combination square
- Oak boards (cut list in lesson 1)
Your teacher
Tom Keller · Furniture maker“Measure twice, then trust your saw.
Builds tables to order in a barn outside Bristol. Hand tools only, no shortcuts.
18 years of practice · 1,845 students
Meet TomYou mightalso like.
Browse all coursesLesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by TomI built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by SofiaThe feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
Short lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
Lesson 07 · Students
What studentsmade with it.
4.9
average course ratingfrom 12,480 students
Marked by LenaI hadn't painted since school. Six weeks later one of my canvases is hanging in our hallway and people ask where I bought it.
Result: First painting sold
The feedback on my poster was more useful than a year of YouTube. It went to a real printer and I got the proof back.
Result: Now freelancing
I built a table in my garage with four hand tools. Tom's videos show every mistake before you make it.
Result: First table built
Marco's knife lesson alone was worth it. I cook every night now and dinner takes half the time it used to.
Result: Cooks 6 nights a week
Marked by ClaraShort lessons I could do on the train, and a teacher who actually read my pages. I finished a story for the first time.
Result: Story published
I developed my first roll in the bathroom with the lights off. The lesson on metering finally made it click.
Result: 12-print series
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