Design

The Illustrated Cutlist

November 29, 2018

Innovative approach turbocharges this staid staple fo the craft
Designer’s Notebook: The Passage of Time

November 29, 2018

Celebrating trees as natural timelines and storytellers is a thread in Jeremy Zietz’s work and is exemplified in this 300-Year Mantel
Dynamic Components in SketchUp

November 22, 2018

When components are dynamic, they can have a lot of power and automate a variety of properties
Determining Sight Lines in SketchUp

November 8, 2018

For a new project in the shop, I picked a Windsor Chair and a style I had not done before. Of course, this required SketchUp modeling based on a Rod-Back…
Bending a Component in SketchUp

October 17, 2018

This is the SketchUp model I drew when I created the plans for Michael Robbins's Contemporary Desk which is featured in the current issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine. In the…
How to Make a Wooden Pendant Pull

September 25, 2018

Philip Morley tackles the challenge of working with small parts by starting with long blanks that will each produce two pulls
Design Discussion: Evan Court’s Salmon Falls Chairs

September 7, 2018

Up-and-coming furniture maker breaks down his design process from beginning to end
Design: Is it a learnable skill?

July 26, 2018

Designing vs. building, the creative vs. the practical—there are two distinct aspects to building furniture, and simply because you have technical skill doesn’t mean you naturally have a talent for design
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