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In this class I use SketchUp for 3D modeling a custom-sized Shaker style table, which uses mortise and tenon joints and provides a good example of the fundamentals of joinery and furniture design.
Things you'll learn in this class:
- furniture design fundamentals
- 3D modeling in SketchUp
- mortise and tenon joinery
- how to make woodworking plans
I use SketchUp 2020, but this lesson will work in all versions of the software.
A free version of SketchUp Make or a trial version of SketchUp can be downloaded here:
https://www.sketchup.com/download/make
https://www.sketchup.com/try-sketchup
Overview
Syllabus
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- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Setting up the SketchUp File
- 3 - Modeling the Tabletop
- 4 - Modeling the Legs
- 5 - Modeling the Apron
- 6 - Modeling the Joinery: Tenons
- 7 - Modeling the Joinery: Mortises
- 8 - Tapering the Legs
- 9 - Making Woodworking Plans