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SketchUp: Modeling Table and Stool Legs with Rake and Splay

July 18, 2018

Correctly modeling angled legs in SketchUp requires the right technique
SketchUp to Shop: Serpentine Chest of Drawers

July 11, 2018

Tim Killen builds a beautiful serpentine chest, on screen, then in the shop
Video: An Easy Way to Draw Joinery in SketchUp

June 20, 2018

If you've been using SketchUp to create detailed furniture models including joinery such as dovetails, mortises, and dadoes, you probably know that adding those details can be some of the…
Effecting a Serpentine Shaped Drawer in SketchUp

June 6, 2018

I'm finishing an English 18th C. Serpentine Chest, circa 1750. The primary wood is Honduran Mahogany and secondary, Monterey Pine. Crotch mahogany veneer is used on the Drawer Fronts. Here…
Announcing SketchUp 3D Basecamp

June 4, 2018

Every couple of years the SketchUp folks host a conference they call 3D Basecamp. It's five days of workshops, presentations, and other sessions geared around using SketchUp and LayOut in…
Free SketchUp Video: How-to model the chamfered post table

May 18, 2018

All nine videos of Tim Killen's SketchUp series, following a piece from start to finish
Drawing Stopped Flutes on a Table Leg in SketchUp

May 2, 2018

Recently I was involved in a discussion with some other SketchUp users regarding a method for drawing stopped flutes for table legs and columns. I thought I'd hunt up a…
Using SketchUp to Turn a Tapered Sheraton Leg

April 5, 2018

John and Thomas Seymour could have never dreamed that Tim Killen would turn one of their legs in SketchUp
The Power of SketchUp Components – A Wooden Chain

March 22, 2018

A friend of mine is using SketchUp to make models of the automata and other wooden mechanical devices he builds. Many of his projects include wooden roller chain and sprockets.…
Marquetry in Williamsburg

March 7, 2018

Tim Killen tries his hand at marquetry, of course with an assist from SketchUp