The Start of Something (hopefully) Beautiful
So, if you’ve read any of my previous blogs, you’ll know that I consider myself somewhat of a woodworking novice. My dad was a contractor, so I grew up around power tools and woodworking. I worked a...
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Dresser Design I
So, I’m starting with the dresser. I’m going to create a design from photos, something that could come in handy often. Let’s face it, the designs we see and like don’t always come with plans and...
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Dresser Design II: Sketchup and Splinter
OK. So, I’ve had a few days to get back up to speed on Sketchup. Had to pick up a few new tricks to get the curves done, but I think I’ve got it on the run, now. I set aside the project for a trip to...
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Dresser Design III: Drawers
And here are the drawer faces. The full drawers aren’t modeled yet. I’m not quite sure how to do the joint from the curved drawer face to the drawer sides. So, I just added faces to see what the final...
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Dresser Design IV: Details
Just a few details added. I made the dresser 2″ deeper, which I think helped the proportions. This is going to be a big piece of furniture, though. I also figured out how to hide the extraneous...
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Dresser Design V: Variation on a theme
Since I am intentionally challenging myself with this project in an attempt to pick up as many skills as possible, I decided that I could also use the pre-construction phase to learn a bit about...
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Dresser Design VI: Dovetails
Modeling half-blind dovetails in a curved-front drawer is hard. Which makes it a bit daunting to do in real life. But I think that I’ve got a plan mapped out for that.
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