Twobolt

I think there are many, many questions about the iPad. This devils is definitely in the details.

From a woodworking point of view, it will need some kind of sealer thingys for the orifices.

To me, a 25 years Mac user, Apple is just too restrictive for the IPad to really get my interest. Have to buy from the App store, have to use ATT, have to live with non-user-replaceable batteries, no stylus (though they are there already, no GPS on the low end, no camera (though there is a spot for one on the inside already). Have to, have to, have to ... nope. Don't have to.

But the real issue will be software. If HP made something comparable with a touch screen and allowed me to run Google Chrome and Sketchup, it would be a no-brainer to buy it instead of the iPad. I think a good product from HP would give the iPad a very good spanking, especially if they hid Windows from the enduser but not the developers.

JVD, that's a great suggestion.

I would give pdf plans less than 3 years of "useful life" in the woodworking and fine homebuilding world. Sketchup is so easy to use, allowing you to adapt plans and add your own value.

Sketchup component libraries will become essential shop tools for many woodworkers, artisans and builders, and likely become essential to marketing of products like fasteners, drawer handles, hinges, commercial lumber, plywood, etc.

I hope that Taunton takes a leadership role in this area.

Maybe it's just me, but there's something really out of proportion with the lower side and horizontal stretchers. A little research brings back images of furniture from the Arts and Crafts period with much more delicate dimensions.