803 days ago
by RickInTexas |
12 comments »
So after missing out on the last challenge, I made myself get this one done before time ran out. Let me first start by showing my influence.This shows the column and cap design that I like that we are using for bridges around the Houston area. I work for Texas Dept. of Transportation, so I thought that doing a table inspired by not one single location, but by all the bridges that I have been around for the past couple years.This second one shows the beams between two bent caps.
So here it ...
Read this entry »
807 days ago
by Buckskin |
9 comments »
Being from Wyoming I have a passion for all things Western, Rugged, and Rustic.
Don’t tell anyone this, but I am beginning to like Sketchup. I posted in an early thread how I would rather just use pencil and paper to do my design work. After what Mot has named the “Freedom Table” I decided to try again. I actually like this approach to design. It can be easily flipped and rotated to give different vantage points. Something my pencil and paper skills lack.
So bac...
Read this entry »
807 days ago
by Vanmaineac |
12 comments »
I have the good fortune to go to Penobscot Bay in the Gulf of Maine every summer. In the past two years they have been building a new bridge to replace the old one. It was completed this past summer. They put on quite a show to open it. It’s total length is almost half a mile and when you get up onto the observatory you are 42 stories in the air. Only two of these cable-stayed bridges exist in the US.For the table I used the basis of the bridge as the legs and on top I imported a pi...
Read this entry »
809 days ago
by Buckskin |
10 comments »
Okay, I wrestled with this and wrestled with this. I must be resistant to change. I am not sure I know how to use SketchUp any better than I did. I think I have learned a few new words though. LOL. In all seriousness this was fun.
Anyway here is the inspiration for my entry:
And now for my table. It is simple in design and long on pride.
The table is 4’ x 6’ with 36” legs.
Read this entry »
809 days ago
by ThreeJs |
14 comments »
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 sketc...
Read this entry »
810 days ago
by mot |
21 comments »
There has always been a monument that intrigued me. It’s in the US somewhere. I was born, raised, and live in Canada. You think I could find this monument? I don’t where it is, or what it’s called, but I knew what it looked like. Well, I did eventually find it. It’s called the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. I once knew it as the St. Louis Arch.
In looking at the wonderful work done by fellow lumberjocks, I’ve become fascinated with bent lam...
Read this entry »
811 days ago
by Damian Penney |
19 comments »
I didn’t leave England until my early twenties and have loved Earl Grey tea for as long as I can remember. I even went to University in Newcastle Upon Tyne where Charles Grey, the second Earl of Grey was born and raised and my favourite way of drinking that great mans tea is in a china mug with a big old blob of honey mixed in to it. So my inspiration for this table is the humble honey bee.
The table top is comprised of maple and walnut hexagons mimicking a honeycomb with a hive like...
Read this entry »
814 days ago
by Bob Babcock |
23 comments »
Just like the tutorial I had to do something quick.
I’ve recently become very interested in Standup Paddleboarding. Most of you have also seen the gates I built for my brother at his home on Maui. My brothers home is a short distance from arguably the most famous surf break in the world….Jaws. All that coupled with my recent paddle building experience led me to create the Jaws Dining Table.
The creation of the model was very simple. I first created the outline of the wave. T...
Read this entry »
816 days ago
by Martin Sojka |
32 comments »
View all current entries
In order to continue challenging us to develop our creativity and woodworking skills let me present another challenge to you, with the support of Popular Woodworking.
Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that is currently being discussed in each woodworking forum or group. Yes, it can save you costs during the designing phase and it will boost the creativity of your finished pieces when you master it.
And what’s the best ...
Read this entry »
883 days ago
by gizmodyne |
6 comments »
Selling Point
Besides our clawfoot tub, the only nice thing in the our house when we bought it was the dining room.
A picture from our walkthrough. Fir wainscoting with a plate rail. We later found out that the wall paper is a custom reproduction of a Morris and Co. paper from the turn of the century. We have visited William Morris’ birth home and country farm in England last year.
The wall paper hid most of the damage. The ceiling was cracked, peeling, and had an unfinished l...
Read this entry »
1 2
20 entries
