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Fall Sketchup Challenge Entry - Backwards Bridge

Blog entry by ThreeJs posted 810 days ago 4015 reads 2 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This bridge fell during a tropical storm a few years ago. Now it servers as a dam, and the river flows over it rather than under. Today cars do not use the bridge to travel the forest road, but that doesn’t stop a few adventurous hikers.


The bridge.


Wire frame showing the construction of the table

The woods depicted in the table design are primarily cherry and maple, with walnut accents.

Front View


Left View


The table.


Joint Detail

This is my first project in sketch-up. I typically use auto sketch to draw my projects, but I think I have found a new favorite in sketch-up. Who knows, I might even try to build this table eventually.

-- David, Charlotte NC (http://beechcreeknaturals.etsy.com)


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Chip

1058 posts in 992 days


posted 810 days ago

David, this is beaut. Terrific design with its elegant simplicity and your Sketchup skills and views show everything nessesary to build it I believe. Really nicely done.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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Bob Babcock

1808 posts in 986 days


posted 810 days ago

Very nicely done indeed. Great idea and look to the table as well. Good use of the view types to illustrate the joinery.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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MsDebbieP

14188 posts in 1060 days


posted 810 days ago

great entry. Fascinating story behind the inspiration as well. What a beautiful table this is going to be when you have it built!!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Brad_Nailor

1231 posts in 857 days


posted 810 days ago

Very nice work. I like the design, and the model is excellent. Great semi transparent joint detail, and effective use of textures.

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Damian Penney

1030 posts in 891 days


posted 810 days ago

Very nice indeed, and I love the backwards bridge itself :)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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Karson

25873 posts in 1300 days


posted 810 days ago

David: a great design. Good job and nice use of different views.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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mot

4904 posts in 936 days


posted 810 days ago

The boy has some skillz! Great design, great inspiration, great model and explanation. Nicely done!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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DAN

6467 posts in 882 days


posted 808 days ago

nice job !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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CanadianWoodChuck

166 posts in 813 days


posted 805 days ago

Your’s and every entry I’ve looked at is amazing. Somewhere down the road I’ll accomplish that.
Great job
Bruce

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

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scottb

3402 posts in 1226 days


posted 802 days ago

The backwards bridge is great. I LOVE this table. Can’t wait to see it come to life.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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daltxguy

568 posts in 814 days


posted 797 days ago

Funny, a lot of the bridges that we DO drive over look just like that over here in New Zealand. Watch out for flash floods!

Nice work. I love how you’ve captured the essence of the bridge with such an elegant and clean design. I really like looking at this table.

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com

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schroeder

514 posts in 1025 days


posted 775 days ago

Nice design – Congrates!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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Karson

25873 posts in 1300 days


posted 775 days ago

Congratulations on the win in the Challenge.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Sawhorse

279 posts in 1340 days


posted 774 days ago

Very Nice, great work with the different views….

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

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