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Designing in SketchUp
November 1, 2014

A key benefit with SketchUp is the ability to work through design alternatives. I typically find I'm developing about ten versions of a piece of furniture before ready to go…
Holes
October 21, 2014

In Tim's recent post he showed a way to draw a series of holes in a "board". He surmised in his video that there're probably more ways to draw the…
Post & Dowel Fixture for Workbench
October 20, 2014

Occasionally I need to hand plane a long board and this would be an awkward procedure without a simple fixture for the workbench. It is a Post and Dowel contraption…
Angled Box Joints
October 14, 2014

On of our regular blog readers asked me how to draw box joints for a box which has all four sides set at a 15° angle from vertical. It seems…
Drawing a Flag Case — Some Basic Skills
October 3, 2014

Recently I've been working with a woodworker who is new to SketchUp. One of the projects he is interested in drawing is a display case for a flag. This is…
Ebony Plugs for the Greene & Greene Table
October 2, 2014

In my last video, I showed the piece-by-piece construction, design, and assembly of the Greene & Greene Bedside Table. In this video, I show the making of the ebony plugs…
Drawing and Modifying Multiple Dadoes
September 20, 2014

Recently there was a discussion on one of the woodworking forums in which the original poster was looking for an efficient way to draw dadoes for dividers used to create…
A Greene & Greene Bedside Table
September 13, 2014

Last time I showed a new project for our woodworking class - A Writing Arm Chair. This week I'm showing a second new project for class - A Greene &…
Create a Cut List From Your Model
September 7, 2014

Once you've got the SketchUp model for your project detailed, you might be ready to head off to the shop. But maybe you'd like to know how much wood you'll…
A Writing Arm Chair
September 4, 2014

Next week our woodworking classes begin their Fall session. I'm working up a new chair design for the class, a Windsor Writing Arm Chair. I found this beautiful piece in…

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