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Seat Frame for a Maloof Occasional Chair
October 2, 2010

Some of my students and I are reproducing a Maloof Occasional Chair that has a tufted leather seat. I don't have information on Sam's design, and particularly whether he used…
A Fluted Quarter Column
September 25, 2010

I was working on a SketchUp project recently that required some small fluted quarter columns. Conveniently, the March/April 2010 issue of Fine Woodworking has a great article by Jeff Headley…
Updated with Video: Making a Shaker Knob
September 23, 2010

A reader had difficulty creating a Shaker drawer knob. In particular, she found it difficult to place the path for the Follow Me. Also she could not get Follow Me…
Turn a Straight Border Pattern into a Curved Border Pattern
September 13, 2010

One of our readers and a new SketchUp user was looking for a way to create a curved pattern for the rim of a bowl he has turned. He has…
SketchUp 8 Pro: A Look at Some of the Solid Tools
September 11, 2010

As Tim mentioned in his last post, one of the new additions to SketchUp 8 Pro is the Solid Tools set. This is a powerful group of tools for performing…
New SketchUp Version 8
September 8, 2010

I imagine many of you are aware of the new SketchUp version 8, and have already downloaded the new version. I think it is a good idea to upgrade as…
Placing a Leather Sling on the Campeche Chair
August 28, 2010

I'm progressing with the construction of the Campeche Chair. All of the components are dry-fitted, so glue-up, shaping, finishing, and finally leather fastening are yet to do. I found a…
Sculpting A Chair Seat
August 23, 2010

A friend of mine has been learning to use SketchUp. He decided to use a model of the beautiful Welsh stick chairs he builds. It's a pretty complex thing to…
The Campeche Chair Upholstery Rail
August 16, 2010

It was early in 2010 that I first reported on the Campeche Chair shown in the Williamsburg conference "Working Wood in the 18th Century". I modeled-up the chair but never…
Raised Panel Doors: Adding An Intermediate Rail on a Tall Door
August 10, 2010

In the previous blog entry I demonstrated a couple of ways to make raised panel doors. I ran out of space for images in that post but I wanted to…

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