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3 great tools for SketchUp

May 20, 2020

Dave Richards is doing a lot of teaching these days. In this blog, he shares some tools his students have found extremely valuable.
Max Brosi: The static becomes dynamic

May 14, 2020

Ireland’s Max Brosi is one of the most inventive woodturners to emerge in recent years, known both for the ingenuity of his designs and for having the technical prowess to bring them to life.
Designer’s Notebook: The art of turning

May 14, 2020

Max Brosi uses texture, contrast, and the distortion of the wood to bring his ideas forward. Once he knows what the piece is going to say, making it is an enjoyable and often automatic process.
SketchUp of a mock-up

May 7, 2020

When inventing a new design, Tim Killen doesn't see a need for a cardboard mock-up. He jumps right into SketchUp, guided by rough handmade pencil sketches.
Brian Newell: Krenov-inspired cabinets and beyond

March 25, 2020

In this gallery, Anissa Kapsales shares some of her favorite pieces made by one of her favorite makers, Brian Newell.
A comfortable Craftsman-style side chair

March 25, 2020

Tom McLaughlin builds a Craftsman-style side chair with a reclined backrest, curved crest rail, and angled mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Scaling in SketchUp

March 18, 2020

Dave Richards is a fan of the scale tool, but not for everything. This short video shows a case where scaling wouldn't be the best choice and another example of where it is a good choice.
Multiple SketchUp views for help in the shop

March 4, 2020

Tim Killen finds it extremely helpful in the shop to have multiple views of the components from different angles and positions. SketchUp makes this possible by using various Scenes with separate dimensions used in different layers.
Using “Flip Along” for mirroring in SketchUp

February 19, 2020

For models created in SketchUp, symmetry is easily achieved in an efficient way when using components and the Flip Along commands.
An apologia for custom work

February 12, 2020

Nancy Hiller has done her best to ensure that custom work is a source of satisfaction, as well as a source of income. Here are a few of her tips.

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