Sketchup for Woodworkers

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  • Category

    How To
  • # Episodes

    8 episodes
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Episodes of Sketchup for Woodworkers

    • Turning a Leg

      In this quick tutorial we learn how to use the Follow Me tool in a non-linear way.

      • Release date
        Sep 20, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:16
    • Dimensions and Printing

      In this tutorial we see how to add dimensions to our drawings, how to set them up to print and add scenes so we can save "views" of our model for later.

      • Release date
        Mar 1, 2009
      • Runtime
        16:32
    • Joints, Joints, Joints

      In this tutorial I cover several of the most common woodworking joints - miter, half-lap, tongue and groove, splined, rabbet and groove, blind dado, sllding dovetail, mortise and tenon, and the good old-fashioned dovetail.

      • Release date
        Feb 16, 2009
      • Runtime
        23:05
    • Moulding Revisited

      A couple more ways to create moulding.

      • Release date
        Feb 8, 2009
      • Runtime
        09:46
    • Curves, Moulding and the Outliner

      In this tutorial I introduce the Outliner panel for keeping track of all these groups floating around. I also use the Line, Arc and FollowMe tools for the first time to create moulding on our bookshelf.

      • Release date
        Feb 1, 2009
      • Runtime
        27:08
    • Dados, Rabbets and Guides

      In this tutorial we rebuild our bookshelf with the shelves dadoed into the sides. We also rabbet the back on. I introduce the ‘guides’ feature of the tape measure as well as several shortcuts for navigating around your model, more fun with groups and different ways to select exactly what you want.

      • Release date
        Jan 30, 2009
      • Runtime
        21:30
    • Getting Started, Part 2

      The second half of our Getting Started tutorial. In this tutorial we build a bookshelf using the tools we already learned, plus the tape measure and move/copy tool. We also start grouping our object.

      • Release date
        Jan 29, 2009
      • Runtime
        10:11
    • Getting Started, Part 1

      In this tutorial we learn how to setup Sketchup from the beginning to work best for modeling furniture and cabinets. I introduce the rectangle, push/pull, orbit, pan, and zoom tools.Sketchupforwoodworkers.com is a resource for tutorials and resources for woodworkers who are just picking up Sketchup for the first time as well as those looking to learn new tips and tricks.

      • Release date
        Jan 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        08:48
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