Design

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
Tambours Take a Turn

September 30, 2019

Aaron Poritz designs cabinets with tambour doors where the workings of the door remain visible whether it is open or closed. Typical tambour doors disappear from view when opened. These…
The Process of Planning a Project

September 12, 2019

For Mike Farrington, sometimes planning a project is the most difficult part of woodworking
The Doric Order – Classic Architecture in SketchUp

September 4, 2019

Rather than simply read a book on classical architecture, Tim Killen set out to create a Classical Order in SketchUp

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