How to Print a Template to Scale in Adobe Illustrator From Sketchup
Learning Adobe Illustrator has helped me out a lot on the design side of my business. I know their are other simpler programs out their that will create printable templates. …
Designing and Building Sculpted Walnut Furniture Legs
In this video I tackle a request from my daughter, she loves Gymnastics and wanted a beam to practice on at home. I design and build a pair of sculpted…
My Plan to take my woodworking to a high art level
Please join me on Patreon If woodworking is more than a hobby and you use your hands to make a living, you know there is a limit to how much…
Building The Vault Style Piggy Bank
I have seen a lot of piggy banks made using these mailbox doors, but all of them either lack style, or are mass-produced in a way that they are cheaply…
Walnut the Wood of 2015
Every year I see paint companies post their picks for the paint color of the year, in an attempt to set the trend for what is popular for those years’…
It’s Too Big For A Dutchman
How To Design An Accent Inlay To Cover Up a Huge Flaw When cutting out the parts for a project, I usually start by planning my cut list to cut…
Turning Inspiration Into Your Own Furniture Design
My 7-year-old daughter has an art supply collection to rival most craft stores. She decided to use these supplies to make me something for my birthday. That morning she came…
Flight 787 A Flight Attendants Take On Building Furniture
Recently I was on a flight from Denver to Portland Oregon. The flight attendant felt the need to pass the time by striking up a conversation with me. The main…
What to do if you can’t find that choice piece of wood
When designing furniture one of the things that makes a piece go from the mundane, to “WOW that’s a nice piece”, is choosing an awesome looking piece of wood to…
Do you Design by Eye or Calculation?
Every month I look forward to the day when my Fine Woodworking magazine comes in the mail. The first thing I do is turn to the reader gallery to see…
