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Carpentry Basics

Build Real Things in Wood, Starting From Your First Cut

12 lessons4 modules9h 30m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course takes you from your first cut to a finished, square cabinet carcass and a length of installed trim. You will learn the joinery, layout, and assembly methods professional carpenters use every day, including pocket screws, dadoes, and stud-wall framing. No software or design tools required, just lumber, hand and power tools, and the habits that make work safe and accurate.

Curriculum

Module 1: Measuring, Marking, and Cutting Lumber3 lessons

Reading the Tape and Lumber DimensionsPreview45m
Marking True Layout Lines with a Speed Square🔒45m
Crosscutting Square with Hand and Power Saws🔒45m

Module 2: Joinery Fundamentals3 lessons

Butt and Miter Joints with Fasteners and Glue🔒45m
Rabbets and Dadoes for Strong Casework🔒50m
Pocket-Screw Joinery with the Kreg Jig🔒45m

Module 3: Framing a Wall3 lessons

Wall Anatomy and 16-Inch On-Center Layout🔒50m
Cutting Plates, Studs, and Framing an Opening🔒50m
Squaring, Raising, and Plumbing the Wall🔒45m

Module 4: Trim, Molding, and a Cabinet Carcass3 lessons

Installing Baseboard with Coped Corners🔒50m
Installing Door and Window Casing🔒45m
Building and Squaring a Cabinet Carcass🔒55m