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3-way Miter Joint, Chinese Style
January 22, 2011

I had to do it….. after attending the Williamsburg conference "Working Wood in the 18th Century", I rushed to the computer to figure out that beautiful, interesting, complex, and strong...
Hand Drawn in SketchUp
January 15, 2011

One of the strengths of using SketchUp for woodworking projects, or, for that matter, just about any project, is that it can help you communicate clearly with your client even…
Where’s My Component?
January 12, 2011

Here's another quirk in SketchUp….. sometimes you can select a group of graphics on the screen, execute making it a "component", yet the group of graphics you started with does…
Rounding Corners on Legs and Stretchers
January 5, 2011

One of our readers contacted me today asking for a suggestion on how to draw radiused edges on components when those components meet. The example he used and which I…
Flutes on the Pilasters
January 4, 2011

I'm developing a model of a famous American Corner Cupboard. I built this piece years ago but did not have the advantage of a SketchUp model. Here's the current status…
Installing Plugins from Zipped Files
January 3, 2011

In the last few weeks a number of folks have contacted me regarding problems they've had installing various plugins that are downloaded as zipped files. Installing these plugins as well…
Dower Chest with Solid Tools
December 26, 2010

I'm working on a reproduction of a Pennsylvania Dower Chest and have enjoyed experimenting with the new Solid Tools that are a part of Pro version 8. The same results…
Making Waves in SketchUp
December 19, 2010

Guidelines and a simple, native script make it easy
Back Edges
December 18, 2010

The new version 8 of SketchUp released several months ago introduced a new Face Style called Back Edges. Below this face style is shown in the Styles Toolbar. I'm liking…
Biscuits and Gravy
December 10, 2010

The other day a reader asked e-mailed me to ask about how to cut draw biscuit slots in SketchUp. Although when I'm drawing models for my own use I don't…

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