Comments on: 11- Arts & Crafts Table (Pt. 1)

By: Jim Lynde

Jim Lynde — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:20:11 +0000

I’m glad that you are explaining to fellow woodworkers the value
of using SketchUp.
The SketchUp program in addition to being free, is amazingly
robust in it’s features.
I downloaded it to my computer and have found it to be of
tremendous value.
It takes a little reading of the directions and practice and in no time
you will be making drawings that will amaze you, and, your fellow
woodworkers.
——– Jim Lynde, North Hollywood, CA (USA)

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:55:54 +0000

This is the first time that i have checked out your site and i’m really amazed how easy you seem to make it all look. This site is going to help me alot with all of my projects and give me the know how of doing them correctly.I am going to check out that goole sketchup. You made it look very simple to created any project.You have a new fan of this site and hope to learn plenty and maybe even help someone else who might need an answer with their project.

By: hiutopor

hiutopor — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:28:19 +0000

Hello

Very interesting information! Thanks!

G’night

By: Lance Feagan

Lance Feagan — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:51:59 +0000

Hi Mark, I have really enjoyed your videos and have been learning a lot as a result. I just thought I would mention to all potential Sketchup users that the free download version is for non-commercial use. I know that most people don’t read licenses, thus why I mentioned this. If you are using Sketchup for commerical gain, it wouldn’t hurt to pay the small licensing charge associated with the professional version which can be used for commercial gain.

By: David Genrich

David Genrich — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:51:15 +0000

If you want to learn more about Sketchup as it applies to woodworking, here are some links:

The Design Forum at Sawmill Creek is a great resource for Sketchup questions regarding to woodworking:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/forumdisplay.php?f=5

Also check out the Sketchup Demo project written by David Richards. It is a great tutorial on using Sketchup to create an armoire.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=43655

For Sketchup Tutorials, check out:
http://www.caddtutorialsonline.....rials.html

For some Sketchup podcasts, try:
http://www.go-2-school.com/podcasts

Enjoy,
David Genrich

By: randy powell

randy powell — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:53:21 +0000

Marc,I enjoy your video`s. I`m such a wood working junkie an appreciate what your doing.Randy

By: Eric Stefl

Eric Stefl — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:53:34 +0000

Marc,

Loved this concept, can’t wait to see the rest of the videos! Do you plan on discussing the business end of the deal at all, talking about what the cost of the project was vs. what your commission was for the project? I would be very interested in something like that.

By: scott

scott — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:34:27 +0000

Thanks for the sketchup primer. (and for fixing whatever it was that seemed to turn the comment window into a clickable link to the above project photo – bizzarre).

Going to enjoy the start to finish on this project. Glad your trying to make a show of it too! Your pain is our gain! Thanks for thinking of us!… Oh, and no need to apologise, looks good (apart from, what was that, a plane flying overhead ;) consider the slack, cut.

Good luck!, we’ll be watching (and eagerly awaiting the next installments)

By: bloody_peasant

bloody_peasant — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:37:08 +0000

I just downloaded it and gave it a test drive, pretty simple and easy to use and the docs are well done.

BTW to copy a component use the “Move” tool. Select the Move tool and hit your Ctrl key (or the Mac equivalent for Marc ;D) and you will notice a small + sign appear next to your Move mouse pointer. This means you are in copy mode.

Also you can type in dimensions to create a copy and automatically move it X inches over for automatic spacing.

To do this do the following:
1. Select the Move tool
2. Hit Ctrl to enter copy mode.
3. Select the component and drag it in the direction you want to place it (keep the mouse button down).
4. Type in the number of inches to move it and hit enter.

It will automatically create a copy and move it that number of inches in the direction you desire.

Really handy for creating multiple evenly spaced components.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:41:05 +0000

Marc,

You’re not thinking of making me totally jealous by using some Festool Domino-looking thing for your loose tenon joinery, are you?

Going through the project from concept to completed table is a great idea. Looking forward to seeing the rest of it!

I’ll also give SketchUp a looksee. I’ve been meaning to check into a 3-D modeling tool for some time, and if this isn’t motivation enough, I don’t know what is.