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Curved Surfaces in SketchUp
May 5, 2013

I've been wanting to do another blog post to demonstrate handling curved surfaces in SketchUp. While trolling the internet the other day I came across this side table by Robert…
A New Way To Install Plugins and a Tool for Creating Custom Toolbars
May 5, 2013

Recently Sketchucation released the Plugin Store, the fastest and easiest way to get and manage plugins for SketchUp. Once you've installed the Plugin Store plugin, you'll have access to hundreds…
Williamsburg Knife Box – Part 6
May 3, 2013

We're getting close to the end of this series - one more to do after this one, covering the base molding. In this penultimate part, we will add the Handle…
Intersects to Create Mortises
April 29, 2013

There are several different Intersect Faces options in SketchUp. The one most folks seem to use is Intersect Faces>With Model. I find in most cases that Intersect Faces>With Selection is…
A Curved Leg With a Simple Inlay
April 19, 2013

A gentleman sent me a Sketchup file looking for a little guidance in drawing legs something like those on this table. He'd gotten up to the point of rounding over…
Knife Box – Williamsburg, Part 5
April 15, 2013

In the last blog post (Part 4), I showed making the dovetail pins in the Side component. In this video, I show how to use these already-made pins to create…
Drawing Curves Through Points
April 13, 2013

Often when you are drawing curves in SketchUp, you can manage using the Arc tool locating the end points and either the height of the arc (the bulge distance) or…
Knife Box – Williamsburg, Part 4
March 31, 2013

In the last Part 3 of this series, I showed making the full-length Side and End components for the Williamsburg Knife Box. I also copied and flipped these components and…
Designing a Bandsaw Box
March 30, 2013

I received an inquiry from someone asking if SketchUp could be used to design bandsaw boxes. Although I hadn't really thought about doing so, I realized that it would work…
Knife Box – Williamsburg, Part 3
March 17, 2013

This is Part 3 of a series of videos on building the Williamsburg Knife Box. In the previous blog entry, I showed the making of the half length symmetrical End…

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