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The Back Rest on a Corner Chair

The Back Rest on a Corner Chair

Killenwood, member | May 7th, 2012

I built one of these corner chairs in 1982 - it would have been nice to have access to SketchUp at that time. Recently, I modeled the chair - it is based on a sketch by Wallace Nutting in his book...

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Making a Recorder Instrument

Making a Recorder Instrument

Killenwood, member | July 4th, 20092 comments

After hearing news recently of the discovery of world's oldest musical instrument - a 35,000 year old flute made from a wing bone - I wondered how it would be to create a "modern" recorder. Using...

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A Pad-Foot Leg in SketchUp

A Pad-Foot Leg in SketchUp

DaveRichards, member | February 24th, 20098 comments

Turning a complex table leg in SketchUp

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Continuing on Ladder Back - The Centerline Framework

Continuing on Ladder Back - The Centerline Framework

Killenwood, member | December 10th, 20084 comments

About two weeks ago, I showed the beginning steps involved in making the SketchUp model of a Ladder Back Chair - mainly the creation of the Back Posts. In this post, I will continue the modeling...

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Organizing, Bundling, and Printing Full-size Templates

Organizing, Bundling, and Printing Full-size Templates

Killenwood, member | November 26th, 200810 comments

I've emphasized often, the benefits in the shop of having full-size templates as an output from the SketchUp model. Until now, I've created these templates one-by-one, printing as jpgs or pdfs on a...

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Starting a Ladder Back Chair

Starting a Ladder Back Chair

Killenwood, member | November 16th, 20082 comments

Here is the method I use to start the SketchUp modeling of an 18th C Ladder Back Armchair.

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