Craftsman Furniture: History vs. Marketing
My cynical side believes that there isn’t much difference between history and marketing, and my rational side has to admit […]
Some Things Never Change
I spent a little time this morning making a SketchUp model of one of the pieces from Gustav Stickley’s “The
SketchUp Points of View, Old & New
Knowing a traditional way of doing something is certainly valuable, but it’s easy to get trapped in thinking that the
SketchUp Rules For Making Changes
The biggest advantage of SketchUp (or any other CAD software) isn’t in making an initial plan. That takes a while
SketchUp, Compound Angles and 3D Printing
What do middle school students and amateur carpenters have in common? Neither group realizes how tricky and troublesome compound angles
2 SketchUp Shortcuts – Now You See It, Now You Don’t
One of the most popular posts on this blog is my “SketchUp Shortcuts Cheat Sheet”, a handy list of the
2 Things That Bite SketchUp Beginners
Twitchy Index Fingers & the Move Tool When I teach SketchUp in person I get reminded of the basic issues
SketchUp: Make It Then Move It
SketchUp is a program that tries to make things easy. There are inferences at the ends and midpoints of every
Manage Moldings With SketchUp
One of the features of SketchUp that isn’t immediately obvious is the value of storing and retrieving complex objects. A
Tapered Parts & the Jig Builder’s Best Friend
Making jigs (and writing about making jigs) is a popular topic. So popular that some woodworkers (and some authors) spend