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One of the irons that I have in the fire is a design project for my favorite house. It is the house that I built with my bother and within this same house resides most of my best projects.
I have been working with the clients to come up with an exterior entry design. I have been drawing it up and determining the specs. Then, I sub out the drawing in Sketchup. I can make modifications to a degree but I am not at the skill level of drawing. (Give me time.) The Sketchup viewer is an excellent way to check out and present a design.
As a contractor, I don’t have to do everything, I just have to know who to call on.
The first photo shows the entry as it is now. The Sketchup images show the concept.
This project is in the works and nothing solid has been decided on.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
10 comments so far
DAN
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posted 766 days ago
I’m excited to see this one ! looks really cool
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Keni
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posted 766 days ago
I need to learn how to use sketchup! The drawings look great. I really like your ideas too!
Ken
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snowdog
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posted 766 days ago
I am guessing it is probably more work to design it and then sketch it up than it will be to build it <grin>. Nice design. It looks like it grew there. Did you also do the red entry door?
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
CharlieM1958
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posted 766 days ago
Todd, it is a really nice design and I like it a lot. So don’t take this the wrong way, but I was struck immediately by how much it looks like the entrance to a Chines restaurant I used to frequent. As Jerry Seinfeld would say, “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
MsDebbieP
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posted 766 days ago
I saw this and I thought “I’ll have to post something about that sculpture that someone posted a while ago… ” I couldn’t get the sculpture out of my mind… and then I looked to see who posted this project in the works: HA I should have known! Same artists/craftsman :) Of course it is a “Todd A. Clippinger” original.
Sculpture
Will there be a water feature or stone riverbed attached to this entry? To me, it begs to have water (or imagined water) around the pillar entrance.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
TomFran
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posted 766 days ago
I guess I agree with Charlie. I thought that it looked like Chinese architecture. But, it does look nice!
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gbear
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posted 766 days ago
Very cool…I love this style.
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mot
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posted 766 days ago
Wow! I like the sketch to implementation.
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BlueStingrayBoots
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posted 765 days ago
Awesome slate walkway Todd. My dad and I used to build bluestone/slate patios and walkways. The house certainly does need something there. A tall/big mesquite tree will look kool.lol
Chip
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posted 762 days ago
Just saw this Todd and what a great project to be involved with. I kinda agree with Deb that a water feature would go great with your design. Hope you keep us posted as this progresses.
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