Design

Design: Is it a learnable skill?

July 26, 2018

Designer's Notebook
Composing: A Flexible Design Process

July 26, 2018

Keep options open from the initial idea to the finished piece
One Cabriole Leg, Three Different Feet

July 26, 2018

A step-by-step guide to creating three distinct period feet for the cabriole leg
Chippendale furniture for today’s designer

July 19, 2018

Celebrate this furniture designer's birthday by learning how his aesthetic choices nearly 300 years ago can improve your own designs today.
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
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…
Video: How To Mockup Federal-Style Inlays

June 4, 2018

Bob Van Dyke uses a pair of mirrors that makes the great unknown a little more, well... known
Designer’s Notebook: A Finer Side of Pine

May 30, 2018

From blanket chests to tables to case pieces, his “fine pine line” is simple in style and modest in material
Understanding The Three Types of Layout Lines

May 30, 2018

Layout lines vary, and understanding when to use each type is fundamental to fine work