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Elongated Holes in SketchUp

Elongated Holes in SketchUp

Killenwood, member | June 14th, 20113 comments

In my book Chapter 9, Step 30, there are instructions for placing elongated holes in the Top Frame for fastening the Top. They're elongated to account for seasonal movement of the Top...

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Shaker Lap Desk in SketchUp

Shaker Lap Desk in SketchUp

GEide, member | November 15th, 201014 comments

The new Christian Becksvoort lap desk project was only online for a matter of days, when David Heim emailed me with a revamped SketchUp version of the desk. David edited Tim Killen’s brand new...

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Free Download: How to Use SketchUp Tools

Free Download: How to Use SketchUp Tools

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | October 25th, 201026 comments

Get a taste of what Tim Killen’s new book, the SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers, is all about by downloading a free chapter on how to use SketchUp tools. The chapter will help you get familiar with eight of the basic tools including the line, eraser, push/pull, select, rectangle, circle, arc, and tape measure tools.

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Bombe Chest - An Exercise in Complex Geometry - Pt. 1

Bombe Chest - An Exercise in Complex Geometry - Pt. 1

DaveRichards, member | October 23rd, 20104 comments

I have a bunch of great woodworking friends who use SketchUp. They are always coming up with challenging projects. One of my friends asked me about how to go about drawing a chest like the one...

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Creating a Pummel, the Square-to-Round Section in Turnings

Creating a Pummel, the Square-to-Round Section in Turnings

Killenwood, member | February 16th, 20108 comments

Often furniture with turned legs and stretchers have pummels or square sections of the turning. Both Dave and I have previously shown methods for handling this complexity. A reader recently asked to...

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How to Use SketchUp to Get the Most from a Digital Woodworking Plan

How to Use SketchUp to Get the Most from a Digital Woodworking Plan

Killenwood, member | November 14th, 20097 comments

Have you purchased a Digital Plan from FineWoodworking.com? Here's how can you take advantage of the digital file to zoom in, print, x-ray, and review every detail and measurement in SketchUp

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Plugins - An Updated List

DaveRichards, member | July 15th, 200911 comments

Another look at some SketchUp plugins that woodworkers might find useful.

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Modifying a Component - Adding Details

Modifying a Component - Adding Details

DaveRichards, member | May 31st, 2009

The other day I got an e-mail from a reader about the pull I wrote about in my previous blog entry. He asked me how I would go about adding steps to the top surface of the pull to give it a sort of...

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Drawing a Turning Gouge

DaveRichards, member | March 23rd, 20099 comments

A demonstration of the Follow Me tool and Intersect with Model

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Creating an Animation in SketchUp

Creating an Animation in SketchUp

DaveRichards, member | March 14th, 20094 comments

A quick demo showing how to create an animation in SketchUp

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Doin The Twist

Doin' The Twist

DaveRichards, member | January 24th, 20098 comments

Here's a method to create a twist in a spindle.

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Creating Templates for a Complex Shape

Creating Templates for a Complex Shape

DaveRichards, member | January 13th, 200911 comments

Generate templates for sections along the length of the piece to make profile gauges in the shop.

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Jig Design in SketchUp - A Little Reverse Engineering

Jig Design in SketchUp - A Little Reverse Engineering

DaveRichards, member | January 3rd, 20094 comments

Use your model to determine the jigs or templates you need to build it in the shop.

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Modifying a Dovetailed Drawer

Modifying a Dovetailed Drawer

DaveRichards, member | December 4th, 20087 comments

Adding a bit of depth to a drawer.

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Converting a Follow Me Molding to Separate Components

Converting a Follow Me Molding to Separate Components

DaveRichards, member | November 15th, 20083 comments

A demonstration showing how to convert moldings drawn with Follow Me into separate components.

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Video: Quick and Easy Angled Chair Rail

Video: Quick and Easy Angled Chair Rail

DaveRichards, member | November 11th, 20082 comments

How to draw a quick and easy angled chair rail in SketchUp

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