Copyright (c) 2009 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Woodworking - "Design. Click. Build" blog entries http://www.finewoodworking.com/blog/design-click-build Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:17:00 -0500 Fine Woodworking - "Design. Click. Build" blog entries http://www.finewoodworking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finewoodworking.com/blog/design-click-build Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:46 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Posted by DaveRichards
Often it is useful to have the standard orthographic views of your model. There are several ways you can do this in SketchUp. You could create separate scenes using the standard ortho views and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:12:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component Posted by Killenwood
Dave Richards and I have covered multiple ways of handling dimensioning in several previous blog entries. One difference is my low frequency use of layers while dimensioning, and Dave's more liberal... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:03:34 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy Posted by Killenwood
How do you go about creating the bonnet on a highboy which includes that curved molding? The following are steps I used recently. Nothing too unusual for SketchUp, however it requires a few Follow Me... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:26:50 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose Posted by DaveRichards
In a recent blog entry I used a little bow front cabinet designed by Matt Kenney to show how to create a curved edge by picking off an existing curved edge in the model. Well, Matt's been working on... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20538/adding-a-bullnose Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:56:48 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20437/adding-the-stretching-rails-to-the-breakfast-table http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20437/adding-the-stretching-rails-to-the-breakfast-table Posted by Killenwood
There is a nicely shaped stretching rail connecting the lower part of the legs in the Thomas Elfe breakfast table. One complication in making this stretching assembly is the fact that the table is... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20437/adding-the-stretching-rails-to-the-breakfast-table Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:42:15 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool DaveRichards
Like the Move tool, the Rotate tool is fundamental in SketchUp. Being able to use it easily and correctly will help make your experience with SketchUp more enjoyable. Here's a little video demo I... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20406/a-look-at-the-rotate-tool Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:14:28 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20058/making-the-wooden-hinged-table-leaf-support http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20058/making-the-wooden-hinged-table-leaf-support Posted by Killenwood
So far in this series on the Breakfast Table, we've done the rule joint, legs, and pierced carved skirt. In this post, I will show how to make the wooden hinge for the leaf support. The final wooden... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20058/making-the-wooden-hinged-table-leaf-support Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:10:02 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit Posted by DaveRichards
When you are working in the shop on a project, there comes a point where you need to shift from working off the plans to working off what you've already built. Doing so helps to avoid making parts... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19987/make-it-fit Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:24:47 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19804/create-a-carved-pierced-table-apron http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19804/create-a-carved-pierced-table-apron Posted by Killenwood
Continuing my series on the Thomas Elfe Breakfast Table, this post covers the creation of the fancy carved and pierced apron. I don't even try to model actual carved surfaces, rather "brand" the... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19804/create-a-carved-pierced-table-apron Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:44:12 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control Posted by DaveRichards
I've been thinking it is time to have a real workbench in my shop. Choosing the right bench design seems to be more difficult than picking the right tablesaw or handplane though. In an effort to help... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19303/new-fangled-workbench-an-exercise-in-control Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:14:28 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19285/creating-the-legs-for-the-breakfast-table http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19285/creating-the-legs-for-the-breakfast-table Posted by Killenwood
As mentioned before, I will do a series on the Thomas Elfe Breakfast Table including the legs, pierced skirts, stretching rails, and wooden hinged leaf supports. I'll be doing this series in a... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19285/creating-the-legs-for-the-breakfast-table Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:31:54 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released DaveRichards
Today SketchUp version 7.1 was released to the public. For users of version 7.0, this would be a free upgrade. There are some new capabilities in 7.1 along with a new render engine which should help... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19179/new-sketchup-version-released Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:50:46 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19124/challenging-features-in-thomas-elfe-breakfast-table http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19124/challenging-features-in-thomas-elfe-breakfast-table Posted by Killenwood
In my last entry I showed the making of a rule joint using one of Thomas Elfe's famous breakfast tables. The table has so many more interesting features that I decided to run a series of entries on... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19124/challenging-features-in-thomas-elfe-breakfast-table Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:04:11 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically Posted by DaveRichards
A demonstration of how to created radiused edges. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19093/rounded-corners-and-edges-manually-automatically Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:19:05 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18891/a-rule-joint-on-a-thomas-elfe-table http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18891/a-rule-joint-on-a-thomas-elfe-table Posted by Killenwood
I started out thinking a tutorial on making a rule joint would be quite straightforward. My mistake was underestimating what it would take to do on a fancy Thomas Elfe Breakfast Table. I'm interested... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18891/a-rule-joint-on-a-thomas-elfe-table Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:44:42 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool DaveRichards
In SketchUp, the Move tool is fundamental. Knowing how to use it is will make drawing easier and more enjoyable. I've done a bit of video to demonstrate the use of the tool. Hopefully it'll give you... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18630/a-look-at-the-move-tool Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:39:56 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18440/a-listing-of-windsor-chair-entries http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18440/a-listing-of-windsor-chair-entries Posted by Killenwood
A reader remembered reading specific blog posts on Windsor Chairs, but was unable to locate them in Design. Click. Build. I can understand the difficulty of retrieving and locating specific... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18440/a-listing-of-windsor-chair-entries Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:33:06 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18106/creating-a-hinge-in-sketchup http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18106/creating-a-hinge-in-sketchup Posted by Killenwood
A reader asked how to make a hinge in SketchUp, specifically a Brusso Stop Hinge (used for small boxes). I've created many different types of hinges for my furniture designs, but typically I rough... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/18106/creating-a-hinge-in-sketchup Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:52:31 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture Posted by DaveRichards
The other day I was asked about how to draw an upholstered surface with buttons. The application was for a headboard but this could be used for a bench seat or any number of other upholstered pieces... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17970/upholstering-your-furniture Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:08 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17770/making-a-windsor-settee-armcrest-rail http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17770/making-a-windsor-settee-armcrest-rail Posted by Killenwood
I'm continuing my repertoire of Windsor chairs by adding a two-seat, low-back Settee. This one from Connecticut, circa 1820. As usual I start with the design in SketchUp and found a unique situation... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/17770/making-a-windsor-settee-armcrest-rail