Copyright (c) 2012 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Woodworking - DaveRichards' posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/profile/DaveRichards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:06 -0500 Fine Woodworking - DaveRichards' posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finewoodworking.com/profile/DaveRichards Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:21:58 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44789/learning-the-fundamentals http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44789/learning-the-fundamentals Posted by DaveRichards
A group of friends are learning to use SketchUp. Each of them are at different points along the learning curve. They asked me to give them some sort of SketchUp homework to kind of force them to... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44789/learning-the-fundamentals Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:20 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up Posted by DaveRichards
Back in FWW#196 Gary Rogowski wrote an article advocating some morning warm-up exercises as a way to start his day in the shop. He likes to cut a quick dovetail joint in a couple of scraps. It's not... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:52:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings Posted by DaveRichards
A friend of mine in the UK is working on a SketchUp drawing of a tall clock. this morning he sent me his file asking for some direction as far as mitering a molding made of several separate pieces... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:33:30 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44060/opposing-arches http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44060/opposing-arches Posted by DaveRichards
Our reader, noman1, asked about drawing a pair of opposing arches. The video shows one way to draw them. The method is slightly more involved than it might be but it isn't at all difficult. These... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44060/opposing-arches Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:24:06 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43444/a-leg-with-curves http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43444/a-leg-with-curves Posted by DaveRichards
A reader asked me to describe how to make legs of the sort shown on this table. Here's one way to do it.       ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43444/a-leg-with-curves Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:20:27 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43397/happy-holidays http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43397/happy-holidays Posted by DaveRichards
To all of our readers, here's wishing you a happy holiday season. Thanks for your help. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43397/happy-holidays Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:32:53 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43076/sketchup-8-m2-released http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43076/sketchup-8-m2-released DaveRichards
Yesterday Google released the second maintenance release of SketchUp 8. There are more than 150 bug fixes and other under-the-hood tweaks. For those who have difficulty installing plugins from ZIP... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/43076/sketchup-8-m2-released Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:56:58 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42564/using-match-photo http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42564/using-match-photo Posted by DaveRichards
There's a feature in SketchUp called Match Photo which allows the user to import a photograph and use it as a reference for drawing. It was originally intended to make it easy to draw buildings but... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42564/using-match-photo Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:37:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41850/exchanging-components http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41850/exchanging-components Posted by DaveRichards
In my previous blog post I wrote about locating the insertion point of components to make it easier to place them. Doing that makes it possible to just drag and drop them into other models. They wind... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41850/exchanging-components Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:19:39 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41609/component-insertion http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41609/component-insertion Posted by DaveRichards
In my previous blog post I wrote about setting the insertion point for components to make them easy to place in models. A couple of readers let me know that they weren't sure how to do this. Some... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41609/component-insertion Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:21:59 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41292/make-it-go-faster http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41292/make-it-go-faster Posted by DaveRichards
  The other day I was involved in a discussion about how to speed up the drawing work. The point was that no matter how much time was spent creating the drawing of a project, you still have to... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/41292/make-it-go-faster Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:46:01 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40810/making-exploded-views http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40810/making-exploded-views Posted by DaveRichards
Exploded views are a common way to show details in a drawing of a project. They are an excellent way to show how the parts relate to each other. One of the many advantages of creating a SketchUp... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40810/making-exploded-views Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:56:44 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40519/where-will-you-put-your-dreamshop http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40519/where-will-you-put-your-dreamshop Posted by DaveRichards
So you've designed the inside of your your Dream Shop. Now where are you going to put your new shop building? You could use SketchUp to help you decide. To do this, you'll want the Google toolbar. If... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40519/where-will-you-put-your-dreamshop Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:54:27 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40061/pie-crust-variations-in-the-recipe http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40061/pie-crust-variations-in-the-recipe Posted by DaveRichards
Limiting file size and showing different construction options in your sketchUp model. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/40061/pie-crust-variations-in-the-recipe Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:26:46 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39691/more-iron-work-a-twisted-basket http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39691/more-iron-work-a-twisted-basket Posted by DaveRichards
In the comments to my post on drawing twisted spindles, Scott asked about creating a twisted basket for a spindle. I hadn't thought about this before and I wasn't quite sure of the best approach but... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39691/more-iron-work-a-twisted-basket Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:23:10 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39332/cardinal-points-a-little-known-aspect-of-the-move-tool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39332/cardinal-points-a-little-known-aspect-of-the-move-tool Posted by DaveRichards
Recently I was working through some SketchUp training documentation in preparation for a class and came across a discussion about an aspect of the Move tool when it is used on circles, polygons and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39332/cardinal-points-a-little-known-aspect-of-the-move-tool Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:06:58 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39033/save-the-changes http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39033/save-the-changes Posted by DaveRichards
Often, when I am working on a project for a client, the project will go through multiple revisions as the design evolves. This is generally a collaborative effort between my client, his client and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/39033/save-the-changes Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:16:21 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38751/its-a-matter-of-perspective http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38751/its-a-matter-of-perspective Posted by DaveRichards
A week or so ago I was chatting with a new SketchUp user. He was asking if he could control the perspective in his views of his model. As it turns out there is a lot of freedom to control the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38751/its-a-matter-of-perspective Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:53:23 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38597/a-little-iron-work-some-quick-twisted-spindles http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38597/a-little-iron-work-some-quick-twisted-spindles Posted by DaveRichards
This afternoon a friend asked me if I had a good way to draw twisted iron spindles similar to the one on the left in the photograph. I hadn't really thought about drawing an iron railing before but I... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38597/a-little-iron-work-some-quick-twisted-spindles Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:55:34 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38512/editing-sketchup-materials http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38512/editing-sketchup-materials Posted by DaveRichards
Sometimes I find I want to give the idea that the wood grain material I've used in my SketchUp model has been stained, shellacked or varnished. there are some limited controls available under the Edit... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38512/editing-sketchup-materials Mon, 30 May 2011 09:10:31 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38214/from-3d-model-to-shop-plan-a-workflow-example http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38214/from-3d-model-to-shop-plan-a-workflow-example Posted by DaveRichards
The other day a friend of mine was asking me about how I go from a 3D model in SketchUp to a plan or shop drawing. He was looking for an efficient way to do the same thing so he can spend more time... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/38214/from-3d-model-to-shop-plan-a-workflow-example Fri, 13 May 2011 09:17:32 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37728/putting-slats-on-an-adirondack-chair http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37728/putting-slats-on-an-adirondack-chair Posted by DaveRichards
I had a request for the contents of a blog post I did on the old blog platform. I no longer have the text and images but I found the model so I could redo it. Perhaps this will be new for some... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37728/putting-slats-on-an-adirondack-chair Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:50:16 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37289/creating-new-materials http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37289/creating-new-materials Posted by DaveRichards
Last week  I was asked to describe how I make wood grain materials for use in SketchUp. Here's a bit of the discussion we had. To start with, I find some useful images. For wood grain materials... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/37289/creating-new-materials Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:32:21 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36563/drawing-with-plugins http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36563/drawing-with-plugins Posted by DaveRichards
The other day I was looking through an old book and came across a ladder back chair with a rush seat. I thought it would make an interesting excercise in SketchUp and commenced to drawing it. I made... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36563/drawing-with-plugins Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:07:03 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36283/resizing-a-model http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36283/resizing-a-model Posted by DaveRichards
In my previous blog entry I mentioned that, after drawing the model to the dimensions of the original, I would like to make it slightly deeper. I also think wider would be good. At the request of one... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36283/resizing-a-model Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:42:12 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36171/using-a-reference-sketchanother-approach http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36171/using-a-reference-sketchanother-approach Posted by DaveRichards
In my previous blog post entry I wrote about tracing a reference drawing to get the basics for a 3D model. sometimes the reference drawing isn't at all useful for tracing. It may not be drawn... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36171/using-a-reference-sketchanother-approach Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:19:23 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36015/tracing-a-reference-drawing http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36015/tracing-a-reference-drawing Posted by DaveRichards
Once in awhile it happens that you want to draw a SketchUp model from a sketch on paper. Perhaps it is something you've drawn out by hand or as in this example, it's from a an old book published in... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/36015/tracing-a-reference-drawing Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:27:15 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35684/stopped-curved-chamfers http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35684/stopped-curved-chamfers Posted by DaveRichards
When I was working on the SketchUp model for the plans to Michael Peckovich's Arts and Crafts Dining Table I had to draw the chamfers on the curved end caps of the hayrake stretcher. The... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35684/stopped-curved-chamfers Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:14:30 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35562/reusing-your-models http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35562/reusing-your-models Posted by DaveRichards
Students of programs like AutoCAD learn early to never draw anything twice. The same applies in SketchUp. If you can do so, reuse components you've drawn rather than redrawing them. I written in the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35562/reusing-your-models Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:41 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35227/drawing-a-flame-finial http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35227/drawing-a-flame-finial Posted by DaveRichards
I've been asked several times to show how to draw a flame finial. Here's one way to do it. I used three different plugins for this; Tools on Surface, Weld, and Extrude Edges by Rails. I created the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/35227/drawing-a-flame-finial Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:31:51 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34801/kitchens-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34801/kitchens-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
I had an e-mail today from a reader who is interested in using SketchUp for laying out kitchen cabinets. He was asking for suggestions on how to make this an efficient task. He also wants to be able... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34801/kitchens-in-sketchup Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:05:43 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34483/hand-drawn-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34483/hand-drawn-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
One of the strengths of using SketchUp for woodworking projects, or, for that matter, just about any project, is that it can help you communicate clearly with your client even if that client is a... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34483/hand-drawn-in-sketchup Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:48 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34200/rounding-corners-on-legs-and-stretchers http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34200/rounding-corners-on-legs-and-stretchers Posted by DaveRichards
One of our readers contacted me today asking for a suggestion on how to draw radiused edges on components when those components meet. The example he used and which I am using for this demonstration... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34200/rounding-corners-on-legs-and-stretchers Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:44:20 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34107/installing-plugins-from-zipped-files http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34107/installing-plugins-from-zipped-files Posted by DaveRichards
In the last few weeks a number of folks have contacted me regarding problems they've had installing various plugins that are downloaded as zipped files. Installing these plugins as well as extracting... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34107/installing-plugins-from-zipped-files Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:35:50 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33604/making-waves http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33604/making-waves Posted by DaveRichards
Guidelines and a simple, native script make it easy ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33604/making-waves Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:24:18 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33032/biscuits-and-gravy http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33032/biscuits-and-gravy Posted by DaveRichards
The other day a reader asked e-mailed me to ask about how to cut draw biscuit slots in SketchUp. Although when I'm drawing models for my own use I don't draw these sorts of details, the process is... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33032/biscuits-and-gravy Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:28:55 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33023/a-star-exercise http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33023/a-star-exercise Posted by DaveRichards
This isn't strictly a woodworking project. I just wanted to get you thinking outside the box a little. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/33023/a-star-exercise Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:50:43 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32903/more-than-one-way http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32903/more-than-one-way Posted by DaveRichards
The other day I was asked about the best way to draw a tapered Shaker-style leg in SketchUp. I don't think there is a best way to do it although some ways might be easier than others. Just as in... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32903/more-than-one-way Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:57:31 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32696/watermark-your-drawings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32696/watermark-your-drawings Posted by DaveRichards
Sometimes it is useful to add a watermark to your SketchUp drawings. Perhaps you want to add a notice of copyright or you'd liked to mark the images as drafts. You could do this in some image editors... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32696/watermark-your-drawings Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:21:25 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32500/a-look-at-the-camera-tools http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32500/a-look-at-the-camera-tools Posted by DaveRichards
A friend of mine and I were talking the other day and he suggested I do a blog post about the tools on the Camera toolbar. It's a fairly straightforward set of tools but I think there are a few often... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32500/a-look-at-the-camera-tools Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:59:48 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32434/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-2 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32434/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-2 Posted by DaveRichards
In part 1 of this series, I showed a way to create the complex surface on the front of a Boston Bombé chest. In this installment I'll go through creating the case side, drawer fronts and the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32434/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-2 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:47:26 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32267/cut-list-plugin-installation http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32267/cut-list-plugin-installation Posted by DaveRichards
I've been contacted by several folks who have had difficulty getting the CutList plugin to work. The problem seems to come from the way they are installing it. Here are some screen shots that will... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32267/cut-list-plugin-installation Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:07:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32225/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-1 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32225/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-1 Posted by DaveRichards
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32225/bombe-chest-an-exercise-in-complex-geometry-pt-1 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:49:52 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32016/a-tiled-floor-creating-a-material-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32016/a-tiled-floor-creating-a-material-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
Some friends of mine e-mailed me yesterday to ask about an easy and efficient way to create a tiled floor in SketchUp. Here's what I came up with for them. One option would be to draw the tiles as... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/32016/a-tiled-floor-creating-a-material-in-sketchup Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:25:53 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31860/cutlist-411-a-more-in-depth-look http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31860/cutlist-411-a-more-in-depth-look Posted by DaveRichards
The Cut List plugin written by Steve Racz is one of the more useful tools in my Plugins folder. I use it on nearly every SketchUp project I do these days. In my previous blog entry I announced the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31860/cutlist-411-a-more-in-depth-look Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:56:17 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31758/cutlist-411-for-sketchup-released-today http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31758/cutlist-411-for-sketchup-released-today Posted by DaveRichards
I've written in the past about the very handy CutList and Materials plugin. The author has been busy during his southern hemisphere winter making some modifications and additions. Today he... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31758/cutlist-411-for-sketchup-released-today Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:21:26 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31544/a-fluted-quarter-column http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31544/a-fluted-quarter-column Posted by DaveRichards
I was working on a SketchUp project recently that required some small fluted quarter columns. Conveniently, the March/April 2010 issue of Fine Woodworking has a great article by Jeff Headley on how... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31544/a-fluted-quarter-column Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:25:21 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31187/turn-a-straight-border-pattern-into-a-curved-border-pattern http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31187/turn-a-straight-border-pattern-into-a-curved-border-pattern Posted by DaveRichards
One of our readers and a new SketchUp user was looking for a way to create a curved pattern for the rim of a bowl he has turned. He has a straight Celtic knotwork border to start with and wondered if... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31187/turn-a-straight-border-pattern-into-a-curved-border-pattern Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:24:49 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31103/sketchup-8-pro-a-look-at-some-of-the-solid-tools http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31103/sketchup-8-pro-a-look-at-some-of-the-solid-tools Posted by DaveRichards
As Tim mentioned in his last post, one of the new additions to SketchUp 8 Pro is the Solid Tools set. This is a powerful group of tools for performing Boolean operations. In this post I'm going to... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31103/sketchup-8-pro-a-look-at-some-of-the-solid-tools Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:32:01 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30631/sculpting-a-chair-seat http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30631/sculpting-a-chair-seat Posted by DaveRichards
A friend of mine has been learning to use SketchUp. He decided to use a model of the beautiful Welsh stick chairs he builds. It's a pretty complex thing to draw especially as you're learning the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30631/sculpting-a-chair-seat Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:38:50 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30295/raised-panel-doors-adding-an-intermediate-rail-on-a-tall-door http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30295/raised-panel-doors-adding-an-intermediate-rail-on-a-tall-door Posted by DaveRichards
In the previous blog entry I demonstrated a couple of ways to make raised panel doors. I ran out of space for images in that post but I wanted to show how to make the intermediate rail in a tall door... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30295/raised-panel-doors-adding-an-intermediate-rail-on-a-tall-door Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:03:48 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30274/easy-and-easier-raised-panel-doors http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30274/easy-and-easier-raised-panel-doors Posted by DaveRichards
Here are a couple of quick ways to draw raised panel doors. One is down and dirty and gets the idea across. The other is more detailed and would provide needed information for a cut list if desired. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30274/easy-and-easier-raised-panel-doors Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:01:52 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29839/trying-on-a-different-look http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29839/trying-on-a-different-look Posted by DaveRichards
I was chatting with a woodworker the other day about SketchUp. He's fairly new to it and was asking about how he might go about showing his clients various options for their kitchen projects. Hes... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29839/trying-on-a-different-look Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:20:23 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29785/a-lattice-for-a-wine-rack http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29785/a-lattice-for-a-wine-rack Posted by DaveRichards
Components and the Flip command make easy work of drawing a lattice grid for a wine rack. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29785/a-lattice-for-a-wine-rack Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:27:32 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29421/a-decorative-carved-fan-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29421/a-decorative-carved-fan-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
Carved fans and shells are a defining detail on Queen Anne-style furniture. The other day I had a request from a friend to show how I would go about drawing detail such as this. As with most things... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29421/a-decorative-carved-fan-in-sketchup Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:50:59 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29351/a-look-at-outliner-and-report-generator http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29351/a-look-at-outliner-and-report-generator Posted by DaveRichards
Sometimes a SketchUp model can become complex enough that it is difficult to locate specific parts easily. They may be located inside the model or otherwise out of sight. If you use a lot of nested... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29351/a-look-at-outliner-and-report-generator Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:39:55 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29083/quick-and-easy-mortises-and-tenons http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29083/quick-and-easy-mortises-and-tenons DaveRichards
Mortises and tenons aren't really very difficult to draw in SketchUp but it can be tedious work when you have a lot of them to do. Recently a mortise and tenon plugin for the commercial Wudworx tool... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/29083/quick-and-easy-mortises-and-tenons Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:44:15 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/28477/an-upholstered-chair-cushion http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/28477/an-upholstered-chair-cushion Posted by DaveRichards
Our reader, Nollie, asked about how to make a cushion for a dining chair he's working on. Here's a simple approach to create a cushion. I'm using a model I did awhile back of Kevin Rodel's Arts and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/28477/an-upholstered-chair-cushion Sun, 30 May 2010 11:32:03 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27614/an-elliptical-table-top http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27614/an-elliptical-table-top Posted by DaveRichards
The other day a reader asked about how to draw an elliptical table top. Coincidentally I just did a drawing of a small table with an elliptical top. Here's how I drew that top. While there are... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27614/an-elliptical-table-top Thu, 27 May 2010 20:47:11 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27565/the-blacker-house-chair-leg-detail http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27565/the-blacker-house-chair-leg-detail Posted by DaveRichards
One of our readers asked about how to draw the indent detail from the Greene and Greene-designed Blacker House chair legs. As with most procedures, there are perhaps a number of ways to approach this... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27565/the-blacker-house-chair-leg-detail Sun, 23 May 2010 13:07:36 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27407/a-barley-twist-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27407/a-barley-twist-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
A friend of mine asked me if I could draw a two-start barley twist. With a couple of plugins, this turns out to be a fairly easy proposition. I used the Draw Helix, Weld and and Extrude Edges by... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27407/a-barley-twist-in-sketchup Fri, 21 May 2010 22:39:04 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27388/sugar-scoop-a-follow-me-and-pushpull-excercise http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27388/sugar-scoop-a-follow-me-and-pushpull-excercise Posted by DaveRichards
The other day I had an e-mail from a reader who was asking about how to draw a wooden scoop similar to the one shown here. Like the Ruhlman-inspired leg in my previous blog entry, it is easier than... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27388/sugar-scoop-a-follow-me-and-pushpull-excercise Wed, 12 May 2010 08:17:36 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27201/a-ruhlmann-influenced-leg http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27201/a-ruhlmann-influenced-leg Posted by DaveRichards
Recently I was looking around for ideas for a small cabinet design. I saw a piece by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann that was interesting. I decided it would be a good starting point for my own design... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/27201/a-ruhlmann-influenced-leg Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:25:57 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/26539/handcut-dovetailsin-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/26539/handcut-dovetailsin-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
In a previous blog entry I demonstrated a very handy plugin for drawing dovetails. It works very well and is exceedingly fast. After seeing that demonstration, several readers asked me about how to... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/26539/handcut-dovetailsin-sketchup Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:06:53 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25890/printing-templates-two-approaches http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25890/printing-templates-two-approaches Posted by DaveRichards
Recently I've fielded some questions about how to print templates that span several pages. Tim has written about this in past but here's another go at it. Since I have the pro version of SketchUp, my... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25890/printing-templates-two-approaches Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:55:43 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25830/a-quick-look-at-bezierrb http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25830/a-quick-look-at-bezierrb Posted by DaveRichards
In my previous blog post I used a plugin called Bezier.rb to draw some of the curves on the turned portions of the leg. I had several requests from readers about using that tool so I've done a little... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25830/a-quick-look-at-bezierrb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:18:06 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25458/a-sheraton-leg-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25458/a-sheraton-leg-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
Watching Philip C. Lowe's current video series showing how to make a Sheraton-style leg got me to thinking about drawing it in SketchUp. The turned portions at the top and bottom are fairly... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25458/a-sheraton-leg-in-sketchup Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:09 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25321/components-make-unique-a-simple-piano-hinge http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25321/components-make-unique-a-simple-piano-hinge Posted by DaveRichards
A reader made a request via the Knots forum to see a tutorial on making a piano hinge. Here's an approach to doing that which leverages components to make for a quick job and results in a hardware... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25321/components-make-unique-a-simple-piano-hinge Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:51:03 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24751/drawing-dovetails-with-a-new-plugin http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24751/drawing-dovetails-with-a-new-plugin Posted by DaveRichards
I'm always on the look out for SketchUp plugins that will save me time and make drawing easier. This weekend a new commercial plugin called WUDWORX was released and it really speeds up the drawing of... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24751/drawing-dovetails-with-a-new-plugin Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:02:49 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24328/jeffersons-bookstand-another-workflow-example http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24328/jeffersons-bookstand-another-workflow-example Posted by DaveRichards
  There are a lot of ways to approach drawing a model in SketchUp. I think most users develop a work flow that works for them. Recently I've spoken with several woodworkers who have told me... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24328/jeffersons-bookstand-another-workflow-example 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 23:33:24 -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, 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 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 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 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 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 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:46 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Posted by DaveRichards
Often it is useful to have the standard orthographic views of your model. There are several ways you can do this in SketchUp. You could create separate scenes using the standard ortho views and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:26:50 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose Posted by DaveRichards
In a recent blog entry I used a little bow front cabinet designed by Matt Kenney to show how to create a curved edge by picking off an existing curved edge in the model. Well, Matt's been working on... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:42:15 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool DaveRichards
Like the Move tool, the Rotate tool is fundamental in SketchUp. Being able to use it easily and correctly will help make your experience with SketchUp more enjoyable. Here's a little video demo I... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:10:02 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit Posted by DaveRichards
When you are working in the shop on a project, there comes a point where you need to shift from working off the plans to working off what you've already built. Doing so helps to avoid making parts... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:44:12 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control Posted by DaveRichards
I've been thinking it is time to have a real workbench in my shop. Choosing the right bench design seems to be more difficult than picking the right tablesaw or handplane though. In an effort to help... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:54 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released DaveRichards
Today SketchUp version 7.1 was released to the public. For users of version 7.0, this would be a free upgrade. There are some new capabilities in 7.1 along with a new render engine which should help... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:04:11 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically Posted by DaveRichards
A demonstration of how to created radiused edges. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:44:42 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool DaveRichards
In SketchUp, the Move tool is fundamental. Knowing how to use it is will make drawing easier and more enjoyable. I've done a bit of video to demonstrate the use of the tool. Hopefully it'll give you... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:52:31 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture Posted by DaveRichards
The other day I was asked about how to draw an upholstered surface with buttons. The application was for a headboard but this could be used for a bench seat or any number of other upholstered pieces... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:10:40 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17470/adding-details http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17470/adding-details Posted by DaveRichards
In the previous blog post, Tim shows how he added some amazing detail to a SketchUp model of a cornice for a bookcase he built. Adding these sorts of details in a SketchUp model can be very useful in... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17470/adding-details Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:49:01 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17289/placing-components http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17289/placing-components DaveRichards
Recently I've fielded several questions about how to accurately place components in a model. There's a lot of value in making and saving components of things you'll reuse such as drawer pulls... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17289/placing-components Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:23:49 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16914/sectioncutface-v22-another-handy-plugin http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16914/sectioncutface-v22-another-handy-plugin Posted by DaveRichards
Tim's post about using sections to show details reminded me of another handy plugin called SectionCutFace. This plugin takes sections a step further by quickly creating faces at the location of the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16914/sectioncutface-v22-another-handy-plugin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:51:49 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16794/plugins-an-updated-list http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16794/plugins-an-updated-list DaveRichards
Another look at some SketchUp plugins that woodworkers might find useful. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/16794/plugins-an-updated-list Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:18:21 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15393/dovetail-joints-in-sketchup-made-easy http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15393/dovetail-joints-in-sketchup-made-easy Posted by DaveRichards
A new plugin for SketchUp makes it dead simple to add dovetails to your model ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15393/dovetail-joints-in-sketchup-made-easy Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:41:32 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15159/another-look-at-creating-plans-from-a-sketchup-model http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15159/another-look-at-creating-plans-from-a-sketchup-model Posted by DaveRichards
I just finished up a new set of plans and thought it would be nice to use it as another example of how I create plans from a SketchUp model. This plan is my interpretation of L. Francis... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/15159/another-look-at-creating-plans-from-a-sketchup-model Sun, 31 May 2009 15:33:16 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14702/modifying-a-component-adding-details http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14702/modifying-a-component-adding-details Posted by DaveRichards
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14702/modifying-a-component-adding-details Thu, 21 May 2009 10:59:52 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14255/compound-curves-a-contemporary-drawer-pull http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14255/compound-curves-a-contemporary-drawer-pull Posted by DaveRichards
SketchUp models with complex shapes and compound curves can be daunting to draw but by breaking them down into smaller parts. the process can be greatly simplified. Recently I was asked for some... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/14255/compound-curves-a-contemporary-drawer-pull Sun, 03 May 2009 14:53:14 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/13265/layers-scenes-dimensions-and-construction-drawings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/13265/layers-scenes-dimensions-and-construction-drawings Posted by DaveRichards
My approach to utilizing layers for with dimensions and scenes when making construction drawings. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/13265/layers-scenes-dimensions-and-construction-drawings Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:14:09 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/12558/using-the-shape-bender-plugin http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/12558/using-the-shape-bender-plugin Posted by DaveRichards
Here's an example of a table leg component drawn using the new Shape Bender plugin. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/12558/using-the-shape-bender-plugin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:03:13 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11847/another-new-plugin-with-great-potential-for-woodworkers http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11847/another-new-plugin-with-great-potential-for-woodworkers Posted by DaveRichards
A quick look at a new SketchUp plugin that allows you to bend the geometry of a flat line to correspond to a curve. Read about one example of how it could be used for furniture design. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11847/another-new-plugin-with-great-potential-for-woodworkers Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:05:02 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11569/axes-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11569/axes-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
A look at global and component axes in SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11569/axes-in-sketchup Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:33:15 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11367/freescale-20a-beta http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11367/freescale-20a-beta DaveRichards
A new and amazing plugin for SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/11367/freescale-20a-beta Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:22:41 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/10429/drawing-a-turning-gouge http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/10429/drawing-a-turning-gouge DaveRichards
A demonstration of the Follow Me tool and Intersect with Model ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/10429/drawing-a-turning-gouge Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:13:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9804/creating-an-animation-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9804/creating-an-animation-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
A quick demo showing how to create an animation in SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9804/creating-an-animation-in-sketchup Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:07 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9475/turning-a-2d-sketch-into-a-3d-component http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9475/turning-a-2d-sketch-into-a-3d-component Posted by DaveRichards
A repost of a blog post from the old blog format. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9475/turning-a-2d-sketch-into-a-3d-component Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:48:28 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9186/how-much-wood-will-it-take http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9186/how-much-wood-will-it-take Posted by DaveRichards
A look at the CutList and Layout plugin for SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9186/how-much-wood-will-it-take Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:26:11 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9160/components-make-quick-work http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9160/components-make-quick-work Posted by DaveRichards
An example of using components in multiple models ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/9160/components-make-quick-work Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:38:39 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7679/a-pad-foot-leg-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7679/a-pad-foot-leg-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
Turning a complex table leg in SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7679/a-pad-foot-leg-in-sketchup Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:17:55 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7428/more-quick-dimensioning-tips http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7428/more-quick-dimensioning-tips DaveRichards
More ways to improve the appearance of dimensions in your SketchUp models. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7428/more-quick-dimensioning-tips Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:23:37 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7087/pattern-making-unfolding-a-3d-shape-to-make-a-template http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7087/pattern-making-unfolding-a-3d-shape-to-make-a-template Posted by DaveRichards
A short demonstration of the Unfold plugin ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7087/pattern-making-unfolding-a-3d-shape-to-make-a-template Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:05:57 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7039/dimensioning-your-drawings-a-couple-quick-tips http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7039/dimensioning-your-drawings-a-couple-quick-tips DaveRichards
A couple of methods for improving the appearance of dimensions in your SketchUp model. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/7039/dimensioning-your-drawings-a-couple-quick-tips Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:21:53 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/6095/doin-the-twist http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/6095/doin-the-twist Posted by DaveRichards
Here's a method to create a twist in a spindle. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/6095/doin-the-twist Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:20:36 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5741/making-and-inserting-wood-plugs-the-boat-builders-way http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5741/making-and-inserting-wood-plugs-the-boat-builders-way Posted by DaveRichards
Hi Matt and Asa, I've been following along with the video series that you have been doing. I am enjoying it very much. Thanks for doing it. Whenever I see a woodworker working with plugs I... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5741/making-and-inserting-wood-plugs-the-boat-builders-way Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:43:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5238/creating-templates-for-a-complex-shape http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5238/creating-templates-for-a-complex-shape Posted by DaveRichards
Generate templates for sections along the length of the piece to make profile gauges in the shop. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/5238/creating-templates-for-a-complex-shape Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:11:03 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/4835/jig-design-in-sketchup-a-little-reverse-engineering http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/4835/jig-design-in-sketchup-a-little-reverse-engineering Posted by DaveRichards
Use your model to determine the jigs or templates you need to build it in the shop. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/4835/jig-design-in-sketchup-a-little-reverse-engineering Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:24:25 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/3988/plywood-edge-creating-a-new-material-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/3988/plywood-edge-creating-a-new-material-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
Putting a new feature of SketchUp 7 to work. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/3988/plywood-edge-creating-a-new-material-in-sketchup Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:42:45 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2542/a-quick-dovetailed-box http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2542/a-quick-dovetailed-box Posted by DaveRichards
A demonstration showing how to quickly layout and "cut" dovetails. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2542/a-quick-dovetailed-box Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:00:05 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2538/modifying-a-dovetailed-drawer http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2538/modifying-a-dovetailed-drawer DaveRichards
Adding a bit of depth to a drawer. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2538/modifying-a-dovetailed-drawer Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:50:51 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2364/creating-a-project-plan-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2364/creating-a-project-plan-in-sketchup Posted by DaveRichards
An overview of how I created shop drawings for Tim Rousseau's Frame and Pannel Cabinet Video Workshop. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2364/creating-a-project-plan-in-sketchup Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:30:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2093/sketchup-7-released http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2093/sketchup-7-released DaveRichards
A few of the new features in SketchUp 7 ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2093/sketchup-7-released Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:17:47 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2078/converting-a-follow-me-molding-to-separate-components http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2078/converting-a-follow-me-molding-to-separate-components Posted by DaveRichards
A demonstration showing how to convert moldings drawn with Follow Me into separate components. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/2078/converting-a-follow-me-molding-to-separate-components Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:27:57 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1934/video-quick-and-easy-angled-chair-rail http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1934/video-quick-and-easy-angled-chair-rail Posted by DaveRichards
How to draw a quick and easy angled chair rail in SketchUp ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1934/video-quick-and-easy-angled-chair-rail Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:10:53 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1780/drawing-pieces-with-complex-curves http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1780/drawing-pieces-with-complex-curves Posted by DaveRichards
One of our readers suggested that I demonstrate how to draw a component that has some complex curves. His example was a slat for the back of a shaker ladder back chair. Take a look at my solution for this challenge. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1780/drawing-pieces-with-complex-curves