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Wrapping Beadboard Around a Curved Surface
November 8, 2009

My friend Dermot emailed me today with a little puzzle. He's working on an island design for a kitchen and he'll end up rendering this image to show the client.…
Creating Orthographic View Drawings
November 2, 2009

Often it is useful to have the standard orthographic views of your model. There are several ways you can do this in SketchUp. You could create separate scenes using the…
Dimensioning Multiple Views of a Component
November 2, 2009

Dave Richards and I have covered multiple ways of handling dimensioning in several previous blog entries. One difference is my low frequency use of layers while dimensioning, and Dave's more…
Making the Bonnet for a Highboy
October 25, 2009

How do you go about creating the bonnet on a highboy which includes that curved molding? The following are steps I used recently. Nothing too unusual for SketchUp, however it…
Adding a Bullnose
October 22, 2009

In a recent blog entry I used a little bow front cabinet designed by Matt Kenney to show how to create a curved edge by picking off an existing curved…
Adding the Stretching Rails to the Breakfast Table
October 19, 2009

There is a nicely shaped stretching rail connecting the lower part of the legs in the Thomas Elfe breakfast table. One complication in making this stretching assembly is the fact…
A Look at the Rotate Tool
October 17, 2009

Like the Move tool, the Rotate tool is fundamental in SketchUp. Being able to use it easily and correctly will help make your experience with SketchUp more enjoyable. Here's a…
Making the Wooden Hinged Table Leaf Support
October 12, 2009

So far in this series on the Breakfast Table, we've done the rule joint, legs, and pierced carved skirt. In this post, I will show how to make the wooden…
Make It Fit
October 10, 2009

When you are working in the shop on a project, there comes a point where you need to shift from working off the plans to working off what you've already…
Create a Carved, Pierced Table Apron
October 5, 2009

Continuing my series on the Thomas Elfe Breakfast Table, this post covers the creation of the fancy carved and pierced apron. I don't even try to model actual carved surfaces,…

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