L’apprenti.e 2 EN • Joinery and sheet goods
Building your first complete piece of furniture
This course is a follow-up L’apprenti.e 1 EN and is designed to build on your existing knowledge of machine tool operation. You will also develop your skills in working with plywood and creating basic woodworking joints.
To put the concepts you’ve learned into practice, you’ll build a side table using solid wood and birch plywood. This hands-on project will help you improve your ability to read blueprints and use essential workshop documents, such as cutting lists and production schedules.
Prerequisites for the course
Level 2 course – Prerequisites : L’apprenti.e 1 or equivalent knowledge
Number of sessions
3 sessions
Training duration
24 hours
Cost
615 $ + txs
Joinery and sheet goods course in pictures
Schedule
Group 1
Sunday, February 28, March 7 and 14, 2027, 8 AM to 5 PM
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Answers to frequently asked questions about plywood joints and working with plywood
How do you make strong wood joints?
In woodworking, creating joints involves cutting pieces so that they fit together precisely, and then gluing or fastening them. The choice of joint depends on the type of furniture, the material used, the grain direction, the desired aesthetic, and the tools available.
In L’apprenti.e 2 EN course, you will learn how to create half-lap joints and false mortise-and-tenon joints in solid wood to build strong, durable, and reliable structures.
What are plywood and wood-based panels?
Plywood and wood-based panels are materials made from sheets, chips, or wood fibers that are assembled and glued together. Available in standard sizes (typically 4 × 8 feet) and in various thicknesses, they are known for their stability, affordability, and versatility, making them popular choices in woodworking
By taking this course, you will gain a better understanding of plywood, enabling you to make better choices and improve the quality of your projects.
How do you work with plywood and wood-based panels?
Working with plywood and wood-based panels requires specific techniques to achieve clean cuts, minimize splintering, and ensure strong joints. Although these materials are often more stable than solid wood, their size and structure require precise and safe handling.
In this course, you will learn how to safely operate machine tools to cut large-format panels. You will also practice appropriate joinery techniques, such as finger joints and creating rebates in birch plywood.
By taking this course, you will learn how to handle panels effectively and build sturdy structures for practical projects, such as boxes, furniture, or storage units. You will develop safe and precise work methods, which are essential for working with these materials with confidence.
Course plan
- Jointer
- Planer
- Table saw
- Miter saw
- Band saw
- Sliding table saw
- Table router
- Plate joiner and DOMINO joining machine
- Horizontal mortiser
- Hand drills
- Sanding machines
- Palm sander and belt sander
- Woodworking fundamentals
- Working with tools and safety
- Planning a woodworking project
- Working with rough lumber
- Making half-lap joints and floating tenon and mortise joints
- Working with wood panels
- Making biscuits joints and rabbet joints on wood panels
- Cutting curved edges
- Moldings
- Machine and hand sanding
- Gluing
- Pilot holes, couter sink and chambered holes for hardware
- Finish sanding
- Materials and tools needed to carry out exercises and/or projects
- Course notebook
- If necessary, loan of hearing protectors and safety glasses
If you have one, you can bring:
- a dust mask
- hearing protectors
- safety glasses
- safety shoes
Schedule for the woodworking joints course
- Presentations, course objectives and project
- Woodworking fundamentals & workshop safety
- Reminder on jointer, planer, table saw and miter saw
- Presentation, demonstration and experimentation of sliding table saw
- First steps making the base of the nightstand
- Presentation, demonstration and experimentation of table router and plate joiner
- Demonstration and experimentation of wood panel box glue up
- Presentation, demonstration et experimentation of DOMINO joiner machine and horizontal mortiser
- Demonstration and experimentation of half-lap joints making on the miter saw
- Demonstration and experimentation of repeating curved edges with a router
- Glue up of the nightstand base
- Demonstration and experimentation making simple mouldings with a router
- Fundementals on assembling wood panels with raw wood
- Pilot holes, couter sink and chambered holes for hardware
- Sandind
- Final assembly of the side table
Woodworking training programs
This course is part of a program bringing together a series of courses that allow progressive and in-depth learning of cabinetmaking techniques.
Participants
Unless otherwise specified, ÉÉAM general public courses are only open to people 18 years of age and older.
As openness and inclusion are essential values for the ÉÉAM, the school strives to accommodate everyone who is interested in cabinetmaking. If you live with a functional limitation and have questions regarding your ability to attend training, please contact us to discuss.
