What Makes a “Good” Woodworking Plan?
sawtoothwilly
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| Hi Everyone, I am working on an FAQ page for an online woodworking marketplace website and would love some feedback. We’re trying to give designers guidelines as to what makes a good woodworking plan. Of course there are many variables depending on the project, but here’s what I’ve come up with as common attributes so far. What do you think should be changed or added to the list?
Thanks for your help! |
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That's a good question
As little clutter as possible.
Dimension lines that relate to more than one part so there is less clutter.
A cut list that is accurate.
Separate pages detailing complex areas of the project called out on the main plan. ( e.g., "Detail A, Detail B, Detail C )
Not too small so old eyes can deal with the plans.
Have several actual woodworkers use the plans to give feed back and find errors before publishing them.
Step by step instructions may get out of hand and people work differently so the accuracy and completeness are key for me over having a step by step.
Often as not I wind up rewriting step by step instructions anyway to make them realistic and faster to use.
PS: offer, as an option, story sticks.
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