Design. Click. Build.

Rich O Brien · 15 Jan 2011, 22:45

Simply a masterclass

Thanks Dave

boofredlay · 16 Jan 2011, 03:34

Top notch as always Dave.

dermotcoll · 16 Jan 2011, 12:11

Never has this man (read Sketchup God) failed to deliver help and advice when I have asked. Both he and Tim Killen have enabled me to improve so much in modelling and then displaying my models to clients, and usually winning the business. Thanks Dave.

chrisjk · 16 Jan 2011, 12:39

Dave,

Another disciple here!

joppermann · 17 Jan 2011, 22:05

This is great. I have also pointed a friend to it as well since it has a wealth of knowledge.

Great stuff!

watkins · 18 Jan 2011, 08:39

Dear David,

An excellent and informative blog. I often visit to see what new ways you and Tim have found to model complicated geometry, and I am never disappointed. Keep up the good work, and thank you for all your hard work.

Kind regards,
Bob

Dave R · 18 Jan 2011, 10:45

Thank you all for the very nice compliments.

I am happy the blog is a good resource.

watkins · 18 Jan 2011, 13:53

Dear David,

One teeny-weeny suggestion. It would be nice if there was a down-loadable .pdf copy at the end of each presentation. This might be against the policy of the Design, Click & Build website, but it would be a nice feature as then one could build a library of woodworking techniques.

Kind regards,
Bob

Dave R · 18 Jan 2011, 13:58

Dear Bob,

I agree with you that it would be nice to have an option to download a PDF file. I think you might be right about copyright considerations, though. Currently there isn't a good way to attach files for download directly to the blog posts or I would periodically add files that might be appropriate. I will pass on your suggestions to the PTB (Powers That Be) and we'll see what happens.

Thank you.

Dave

knoxmountain · 25 Jan 2011, 21:28

Ditto on Design.Click.Build. being a great blog. I have learned a lot there. Is there a way to search just the blog and not the entire FWW site? Or is there a handy index to it? I'm finding that I have to page through it all to find a specific topic. The bigger it gets, the more we can learn, but the harder it is to find things.

Sue

Dave R · 25 Jan 2011, 23:14

HI Sue,

I'm glad to read your comments. I sympathize with you about searching the blog. I have the same problem. Unfortunately, due to the way it is laid out, seraching isn't so good. One thing I find speeds things up when I want to go back and find a post I know I have made or that Tim has made is to click on the appropriate name in the right hand column. If you click on my name it should give you a list of all of the posts I have made. They show as a long list but at least you don't have to go to page after page looking.

We're hoping for a revised format for the blog that will make searching for content easier but we'll have to wait on that one.

By the way, if you are looking for something, you can always drop me an e-mail and ask. I'll get you on the right track one way or another.

-Dave

knoxmountain · 26 Jan 2011, 00:27

Wow Dave, that's very generous of you...THANKS! I'll also take your advice on how to find a topic. It seems that one downfall of blogs is that they're hard to search.

Sue

m.wendt · 16 Feb 2011, 05:07

Great resource Dave, thanks for sharing that with us. I do delve into woodworking (mainly tables and desks and such) so I'm sure I will be checking the blog quite regularly this Spring when we start production again
(a friend and I do custom made to order furniture locally). Thank you!

Matthew

Masta Squidge · 1 Apr 2011, 18:39

I would just like to point out that as someone who enjoys this kind of thing as a very occasional hobby, this is great.

Bookmarked for sure. Every time I have an idea for a project I'll be checking that out for ideas/tips.

ericschimel · 3 Apr 2011, 14:36

Hey Dave, I read that blog all the time! Nice work!

A while back, probably over a year ago I contacted Fine Woodworking to see if they wanted a contributor, although my message wasn't answered.. Perhaps it didn't make it through. Would you guys be interested in having me as a contributor?

mut · 5 Sept 2011, 10:52

I love this blog!

irwanwr · 29 Dec 2011, 04:48

i'll bookmark the blog.
thank you Dave.

TomTaylor · 5 Apr 2013, 16:23

Dave,
Thank you for all your contributions. I bought your Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers at Finewoodworking.http://www.tauntonstore.com/fine-woodworkings-google-sketchup-guide-for-woodworkers-basics-download-067125.html I went through it three times amd printed out the video Transcript. Very nicely done if I might add. What a great start to Google SketchUp. Next I bought Tim Killens 145 page Google SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers http://www.tauntonstore.com/sketchup-guide-for-woodworkers-tim-killen-ebook-077846.html. Wow. He covers it all. Then over at FineHomebuilding is TheTimberTailor geared to the carpenterhttp://www.finehomebuilding.com/profile/TheTimberTailor. If a guy can't find what he wants here well. Then join get more involved here. I love it.
I can tell you these gentleman do what they do because they love it. The and they do it so well. The people at Taunton are lucky to have you guys.

jpalm32 · 6 Nov 2013, 00:58

Desk, Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760
h 148.5cm × b 110cm × d 58.5cm. More details
This desk has numerous hidden compartments and drawers and even includes a folding kneeling bench. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, Archbishop and Elector of Trier, and is embellished at the top with his portrait and coat of arms. This desk is the greatest showpiece ever made by Abraham Roentgen –the most famous German cabinetmaker of his time.

Dave R · 6 Nov 2013, 02:36

Jolly joker, John.

Actually, I'd draw it up if you can find me the construction details.

Tom, a belated thank you for the nice remarks.