Copyright (c) 2010 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Woodworking - "Design. Click. Build" blog entries http://www.finewoodworking.com/blog/design-click-build Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:06:38 -0500 Fine Woodworking - "Design. Click. Build" blog entries http://www.finewoodworking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finewoodworking.com/blog/design-click-build Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:02:18 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23970/clock-numbers-again http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23970/clock-numbers-again Posted by DaveRichards
As Chuck Miller over at Fine HomeBuilding is wont to say, "There's a better way."   In SketchUp there's nearly always more than one way to do something and sometimes one way is better than the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23970/clock-numbers-again Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:44:26 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23883/monticellos-universal-table http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23883/monticellos-universal-table Posted by Killenwood
In the recent Williamsburg Conference - Working Wood in the 18th Century - Mack Headley gave an interesting talk on various furniture examples from Monticello. One of the pieces he described and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23883/monticellos-universal-table Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:33:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23873/numbers-on-a-clock-face-preparing-3d-text-for-use http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23873/numbers-on-a-clock-face-preparing-3d-text-for-use Posted by DaveRichards
Recently I've been doodling out a mission style hall clock based on one shown in an old book titled "Mission Furniture: How To Make It. After hunting around for a suitable clock face image, I decided... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23873/numbers-on-a-clock-face-preparing-3d-text-for-use Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:35:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23791/adding-materials-to-your-model http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23791/adding-materials-to-your-model Posted by DaveRichards
A few weeks ago I demonstrated my process for drawing a piece of furniture using this fern stand based on a drawing in a book called Mission furniture: How To Make It. Now I'd like to show you how I... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23791/adding-materials-to-your-model Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:11:32 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23573/thomas-jeffersons-campeche-chair http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23573/thomas-jeffersons-campeche-chair Posted by Killenwood
This past week I attended the "Working Wood in the 18th Century" conference in Williamsburg, VA, as I have done for the past five years. Each year the conference has a special theme, and this year it... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23573/thomas-jeffersons-campeche-chair Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:38:42 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23262/would-you-like-a-front-side-and-top-view http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23262/would-you-like-a-front-side-and-top-view Posted by Killenwood
It seems a paradox, while producing a complete detailed 3D model, there still is a benefit to having the old standby top, end, and front orthographic view. In the beginning with SketchUp, I abandoned... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23262/would-you-like-a-front-side-and-top-view Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:55:08 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23220/modifying-a-model http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23220/modifying-a-model Posted by DaveRichards
  So after you've drawn up your model and shown it to your client, they come back and ask if you could change the dimensions. "Sure," you say, "I'll just start from scratch and make a new... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23220/modifying-a-model Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:38:59 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23154/moldings-by-follow-me http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23154/moldings-by-follow-me Posted by DaveRichards
Recently there have been some questions regarding the use of Follow Me to add a molding around a cabinet. I did a quick little video demo that will hopefully clarify and perhaps even expand your... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23154/moldings-by-follow-me Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:03:13 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23106/components-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23106/components-in-sketchup Posted by Killenwood
A reader recently sent a note saying:  I started learning Sketchup today for a bookcase I am going to   build.  I created the box of the bookcase, used the push/pull toolnbsp... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/23106/components-in-sketchup Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:17:51 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22931/replicating-a-maloof-design-from-pictures http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22931/replicating-a-maloof-design-from-pictures Posted by Killenwood
Often I'm faced with replicating an existing piece of furniture, but without detailed information or access to the original piece. In fact, the only information available, may be a couple pictures... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22931/replicating-a-maloof-design-from-pictures Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:27:37 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22911/a-fern-stand-demonstrating-my-drawing-process http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22911/a-fern-stand-demonstrating-my-drawing-process Posted by DaveRichards
There are a lot of ways to draw things in SketchUp. Some folks like to draw the parts for a project in... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22911/a-fern-stand-demonstrating-my-drawing-process Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:29:34 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22385/shaping-a-high-arched-foot http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22385/shaping-a-high-arched-foot Posted by Killenwood
Last week I showed the procedure I used to make the breadboard on a Shaker Table. Using that same table, I will demonstrate a method for making and shaping the high-arched foot. The making of the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22385/shaping-a-high-arched-foot Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:35:09 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22170/sketchup-and-the-lathe http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22170/sketchup-and-the-lathe Posted by DaveRichards
One of our readers asked me about the possibility of using SketchUp to design turned vessels. Tim and I have both shown examples of turned legs for tables and other furniture but there's no reason... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22170/sketchup-and-the-lathe Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:17:16 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22049/building-a-table-top-breadboard http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22049/building-a-table-top-breadboard Posted by Killenwood
There are many designs for breadboards. In this case I've chosen one that uses a continuous tongue length and wood screws. Of course, the breadboard connection must accommodate top... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/22049/building-a-table-top-breadboard Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:57:17 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21991/save-components-for-future-use http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21991/save-components-for-future-use Posted by DaveRichards
After you've gone to the effort to draw things that you might use again such as molding profiles, hardware, frame and panel doors, save those components to make them easy to retrieve later. Here are... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21991/save-components-for-future-use Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:44:25 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21456/drawing-curved-slats-for-a-chair http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21456/drawing-curved-slats-for-a-chair Posted by DaveRichards
A friend of mine asked me about drawing some curved back slats for a chair. The slats I was thinking about are something like you might see on a Maloof-inspired rocking chair. I thought this would... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21456/drawing-curved-slats-for-a-chair Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:35:51 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21390/personalizing-your-sketchup-settings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21390/personalizing-your-sketchup-settings Killenwood
I have been requested to update my blog entry Personalizing Your SketchUp Settings, dated November 2007, and still accessible in the archive. Since that date, there have been new versions of... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21390/personalizing-your-sketchup-settings Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:52:18 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21144/how-to-use-sketchup-to-get-the-most-from-a-digital-woodworking-plan http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21144/how-to-use-sketchup-to-get-the-most-from-a-digital-woodworking-plan Posted by Killenwood
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 ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/21144/how-to-use-sketchup-to-get-the-most-from-a-digital-woodworking-plan Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:57 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20923/replicating-drawers-in-a-highboy http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20923/replicating-drawers-in-a-highboy Posted by Killenwood
I'm continually building drawers and never are two the same. In starting a new piece of furniture I will "rob" one of my drawer designs in a previous piece. But then they need to be adapted to the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20923/replicating-drawers-in-a-highboy Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:36:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20905/wrapping-beadboard-around-a-curved-surface http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20905/wrapping-beadboard-around-a-curved-surface Posted by DaveRichards
My friend Dermot emailed me today with a little puzzle. He's working on an island design for a kitchen and he'll end up rendering this image to show the client. His client wants to see bead board on... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20905/wrapping-beadboard-around-a-curved-surface