Design

Drawer-height progressions in SketchUp

January 15, 2020

Dave Richards demonstrates how to scale drawers using various methods and how to adjust them to use in future projects.
Capturing Design – An Oak Sideboard

December 25, 2019

Using the power of SketchUp, Tim Killen shows his method for capturing the design of an oak sideboard from a magazine picture.
Bezier Splines and Other Non-Circular Curves in SketchUp

December 18, 2019

Dave Richards demonstrates drawing curves with the Classic Bezier Spline, Uniform B-Spline, and Catmull Spline tools.
Designing a Staved Oval Box in SketchUp

November 20, 2019

Dave Richards demonstrates how he would use SketchUp to create patterns for Paul Fleming's carved oval boxes.
Brick-laid Connecting Stretchers in SketchUp

November 14, 2019

Tim Killen demonstrates how he used SketchUp to help him create the curved stretchers for the nesting tables he's reproducing
A Stopped Chamfer With Lamb’s Tongues

October 30, 2019

Recently, Dave Richards had the task of modeling lamb’s tongues on a Moxon-style vise.
Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood

October 22, 2019

In this video, Tim Coleman shows some of his early stamped-pattern work made entirely with letters, as well as later patterns made of combinations of altered shapes, especially circles, ovals, and crescents.
Making Nested Furniture in SketchUp

October 16, 2019

Tim Killen uses SketchUp to model a set of four tables all diminishing in size and fitting under the largest of the set.
How to Draw an Ellipse

October 2, 2019

Bob Miller argues that with a few simple formulas and a clever jig, it becomes possible to draw and cut ellipses of any size and add this stately and pleasing shape to your work.
Designer’s Notebook: Yuri Kobayashi’s 3-D Drawing

September 30, 2019

When working on furniture designs, Yuri Kobayashi eschews the sketchbook or computer in favor of modeling in three dimensions

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