I did these “sketches” in Bryce to get an idea for proportions. I like what happened here. Problem is, in this sketch, the 4 main posts are 44 inches high, and my real life ones are 33, which is really the best height. However, I made the 3 raised panels to the specs in the drawing – 33” tall by 30” wide – way too big. The thing is way too big, when I tried to visualize it by laying out the posts and panels. Looks like I’ll have to take a good 8 inches off the width, and nearly as much on the height, then run those two edges thru the shaper again. Oh well; like the barber says, “I take always take more off, but I can’t put it back on.”.
This is why I’m learning SketchUp, so I can nail down the measurements!
Side note: while I was breaking down the stock for this project, unbeknownst to me, something was amiss in my planer. After putting lots of pieces thru, i noticed I was getting a wedge shape coming out the other side! I thought the problem was that I was not jointing the face flat enough…but that was not it. I had never taken out the knives on the planer to sharpen (or align) them, so I did. Apparently, the knives were out of alignment! After sharpening and aligning, worked fine, but I lost a lot of time – and stock – due to this problem!
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GaryK
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posted 613 days ago
I’ve got to get up to speed on Sketchup.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 613 days ago
Ditto Gary’s comments. I have started and gotten bogged down twice. After looking at this I need to make a more concerted effort.
Nice design.
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ND2ELK
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posted 613 days ago
Hi Patrick
As far as sketch up, I have never used it. I designed and built furniture for over 35 years but always had people on my staff that did all the Cad drawings. I would make a sketch and cutting list and then have them do the shop drawings. Your design is a beautiful church piece and I hope you can get your sketch up to work. Thank you for posting
God Bless
tom.
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pashley
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posted 613 days ago
GaryK, Scott Bryan:
The pics you see were not done in SketchUp, they were done in Bryce. My hope is to do an accurate technical drawing in SU, import it to Bryce, and render it nicely, as above.
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romansfivefive
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posted 613 days ago
I spent a few hours in sketch up last night. I have a steep learning curve ahead of me. I love your piece, It will be a nice addition to any sanctuary.
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pashley
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posted 613 days ago
Take my advice, go to YouTube and look up : aidanchopra
He’s the guy that wrote, “SU for Dummies” and has a ton of great tutorials!
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Mario
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posted 613 days ago
Very nice and thanks for the tip on the youtube author.
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rikkor
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posted 613 days ago
That really looks good.