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Thank you Bob.
A beautiful rendition, You’re real good with that Sketchup program. I guess I’ll have to do some learning.
I might not get a table done though. LOL

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I’m glad so many of you are busy… less competition makes my chances better.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

wow.. by the time I had figured out how to do this drawing I could have built 3 tables!
I think the building is easier than using Sketchup.

And I love the design that you have created.
AND it really helps me understand the mechanics of putting it all together.

Bless you and good luck with the chair and new kitchen windows. I feel like I owe you one and should come hold tools or sweep the floor or something!

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

It’s all in the practice Debbie. I built this model in about 20 mins. Unfortunately my Sketchup skills far out do my woodworking, but the more sawdust I make the faster I get and the less wood I waste.

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

20 min. My old computer took longer to boot up!! hehehe

You are a wizard. A creative/technical wizard.

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

I have to agree…. your sketchup skills are very impressive. 20 min. makes it even more impressive. I’m pretty good with sketchup too, but I’m not that fast. Then again, my TV is next to my computer, so that could be one of the reasons.

-- Thomas Porter, Phoenix, AZ, www.thomasporter.com

That is looking more along the lines of what I’d like to build… take it a little more asian.

very nice… virtual or not!

-- 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/

Looks like you have your hands full in other ways too Thomas. i added another picture…not part of the challenge but you’ll understand how I’ve gotten so quick. The new picture is some of what I do professionally.

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

Interesting table design Bob. I like the alteration of the leg form.

-- BarbS, Wenatchee WA

Sounds like Treefarmer has a second career in store, creating project drawings on sketch-up. Now if you can get it to make a cut list and cutting diagram,,,,

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Thanks for all the kind comments all.

It’s funny how the mind works. I used the Thorsen table as the inspiration obviously, but my intent for this model was in it’s use in creating the Sketchup tutorial on mortice and tenon joints. It wasn’t until I had created the tutorial and then sat back and looked at the design that I realized that I really liked it and would have to build it. If I had spent more time on it I probably would have ruined it.

Now I’ve decided that I’m going to change the design of the morris inspired chair I’ll be starting this weekend to include the reverse tapered legs. When everything is done I’ll have a matching chair, ottoman, and table…:)

I don’t think we’ll ever see a cut list generator in Sketchup. It has a rudimentary estimator that is of limited use. You can, and I do, create dimensioned diagrams olf the individual pieces though.

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

Is this Sketching program something I can download? On second thought, using Dial-up I had better order a disc from somewhere. I used Autosketch years and years ago, but it never had the capability to do this type of 3-D rendering, shadows, coloring etc. I am really impressed. This capability in my business would be helpful. I will look at the Forum turorial and see if that answers my questions. Thanks for posting this. You and Thomas Porter are helpful in doing this.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

It is free (for personal use) from google. – http://www.sketchup.com/

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Very nice job and design.

-- Jesus is Lord!

A bit off-topic, but does anyone really enjoy Sketchup? I’ve played with it for about 4 or 5 hours and then went back to paper and pencil. I created a sketchup of my Grizzly 1023S. It was cool to play with, but very time consuming.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

I’ve never used Sketchup, Jeff, but I’m sure it is very time consuming at first. I use AutoCad everyday at my job, and learning to use it took 8 hours a day for a couple of weeks before I could be considered “good” at it. 7 years later… I can draw anything in AutoCad 10 times faster than by hand. I’m sure the more time you invest in using Sketchup the faster you will become. Then you will be able to really appreciate it’s value.

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

I have Turbocad, & have never mastered it yet. My problem is trying to remember all the buttons. I did a lot of drafting with paper, pencil for years, & can’t seem to get that out of my head.
I recently got an offer from Turbocad for an add on to Sketchup if you want to look at it.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Actually I enjoy the design process in Sketchup almost as much as I do making the actual piece. Creativity can really flow. I certainly could choose to either hand draft or use Autocad to do the design (30 years of drafting /design). I use Sketchup because I can get absolute accuracy and it is by far the fastest way to do that. Sketchup is like any other tool in the box. The more you use it the better and faster you will be.

Dick…I changed the last picture in the post. This is a rendering using Turbosketch…the plugin for Sketchup you mentioned. A worthwhile addition for adding lighting capability and better rendering for to Sketchup. I just started using it so I haven’t got all the settings figured out yet. The lighting in this one is a little harsh.

Notice I’ve also changed the design in the chair I’ll be building. I’ve matched the reverse taper legs in the table.

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