Design - Page 17 of 78

Tom McLaughlin builds a Craftsman-style side chair with a reclined backrest, curved crest rail, and angled mortise-and-tenon joinery.

Dave Richards is a fan of the scale tool, but not for everything. This short video shows a case where scaling wouldn't be the best choice and another example of where it is a good choice.

Tim Killen finds it extremely helpful in the shop to have multiple views of the components from different angles and positions. SketchUp makes this possible by using various Scenes with separate dimensions used in different layers.

For models created in SketchUp, symmetry is easily achieved in an efficient way when using components and the Flip Along commands.

Nancy Hiller has done her best to ensure that custom work is a source of satisfaction, as well as a source of income. Here are a few of her tips.

Design inspiration could strike at any time, so furniture maker Jamie Herman makes sure to keep a sketchbook handy to record his ideas while they're still warm.

Megan Fitzpatrick is in awe of truly creative designers like David Savage, who can think “chair” but design and build something that not only functions well for its intended purpose, but also looks wildly different.

Dave Richards demonstrates how to scale drawers using various methods and how to adjust them to use in future projects.

Using the power of SketchUp, Tim Killen shows his method for capturing the design of an oak sideboard from a magazine picture.

Dave Richards demonstrates drawing curves with the Classic Bezier Spline, Uniform B-Spline, and Catmull Spline tools.