STL320: What is “fine woodworking”?
Ben and Amanda chat with Vic about bandsaw accessories and what constitutes “fine furniture”
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Design
Form Before Figure
Proportion and structure outweigh ornament and showy materials. Have you ever found such a stunning piece of wood that you were almost afraid to cut into it? You know the boards I’m talking about. The tiger maple with such …
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STL318: Back to School
Amanda is joined by Ashley Pieper and Bonnie Elisabeth Hawk to discuss woodworking education and how it has carved a path for them in their furniture making careers.
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The Red Stool in SketchUp
Dave Richards uses the Bezier Spline extension to help him detail the rungs and legs of a chair model in SketchUp
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Adding decorative features in SketchUp
During a recent online session with one of my students we were talking about modeling decorative details for furniture. One of the models I used as an example was the…
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Greene & Greene-inspired Storage Chest
Classic design elements combine to create a new design. Seven years ago I made my first piece of Greene & Greene-style furniture, a coffee table of my own design. It contained several elements the Greenes commonly used: cloudlifts and …
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