SketchUp to Shop: Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Tim Killen builds a beautiful serpentine chest, on screen, then in the shopI’ve recently finished the construction of an 18th C. Serpentine Chest of Drawers. It’s one of the most complicated pieces I’ve done, as the shapes create a lot of complexity. This was my first experience with the serpentine shape, and I was not sure how all this would be constructed. Especially confusing were the outward facing canted corners in the front, and the bracket feet. How would these shapes all come together?
It was only after working the model in SketchUp that I could visualize the various parts and how they would connect. So I’ve prepared a video (its longer than normal) showing the building process, component-by-component. The sequence in the video very much aligns with the process implemented in the shop. As I’ve mentioned many times before, the SketchUp work is really a simulation of what goes on in the shop, step-by-step.
Here are the Assembled and Exploded Views for reference.
Tim
http://www.youtube.com/c/killenwood
Comments
Fantastic. I wish I had the patience to learn SketchUp. I normally get aggravated and quit.
It's worth learning. It's been integral to my woodworking since I took the time to learn.
mvFlaim: I understand and hear this often. However, I think you are a woodworker, and that takes patience, perhaps more than SketchUp. About 12 years ago, I decided to forget the shop, and dedicate about 6 hours a day for a month in learning SketchUp. That worked.
Today, there are many additional sources for help, books and videos on SketchUp for Woodworkers. So it should be easier and quicker to get there. I would not be able to make projects like the Serpentine Chest without the SketchUp skill.
Tim
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