Design

Modeling an oval Shaker box in SketchUp

September 23, 2020

Dave Richards's model starts out with flat bands for the box and lid, so they could be used to create the patterns for cutting them in the shop.
Webinar: Uncommon Arts and Crafts with Jon Binzen

September 18, 2020

Sign up now! Join deputy editor Jon Binzen for a fascinating look at less-familiar furniture of the Arts and Crafts era.
Basic SketchUp exercise – Designing a handy miter box

September 2, 2020

Tim Killen creates a beginner-friendly SketchUp model with only two components. Nevertheless, it is surprising how many basic SketchUp skills and tools are practiced in making this simple piece.
Poetic Reproduction

September 1, 2020

Every piece that Don Miller builds gives him an opportunity to experiment with woodworking history and traditional forms and techniques, and to make them his own.
Drawing on a tablet

August 31, 2020

It's not the same as pencil and paper—yet. But as Vic Tesolin says, sketching on a tablet is pretty fun and it saves the trees for woodworking
Webinar: Evolution of a chair with Brian Boggs

August 26, 2020

Replay Join Brian Boggs for a fascinating discussion on Brian's evolving chair designs.
A couple of Follow Me tricks for SketchUp

August 19, 2020

Dave Richards demonstrates some functions of the follow-me tool that many SketchUp users might not be aware of.
Webinar: Models and Mockups Make the Design with Michael Fortune

August 10, 2020

Replay Join FWW contributing editor Michael Fortune for our webinar on designing with mockups.
The hard work of starting a new project

August 5, 2020

Even though there is no space in his house for one, Tim Killen begins the planning process for his newest project, a Seymour secretary bookcase.
Leveraging the power of SketchUp components

July 15, 2020

Dave Richards demonstrates how he not only uses components to create his models more efficiently, but how they inform his order of operations in the shop as well.

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