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UPDATE: Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers - The Basics with Dave Richards

BetsyE, member | May 1st, 2012315 comments

See who won a copy of Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers - The Basics

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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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TV Stand

Wood-Chuck, member | December 28th, 2010

This TV stand is made from Oak and Oak veneer plywood I had in the shop. This was a Christmas gift for the family this year. Simple design that does the job.

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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

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

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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From Sketchup to Reality

jahmer, member | September 2nd, 2010

Here is a picture of a design that started in Sketchup, then was rendered, then finally built. I did several variations of the design and actually built 6 different doors, 6 different stands, and...

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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

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

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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