My new desk (someday, I hope)
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plantation desk.skpThe desk I now use is a beat-up secretary that we bought (very) used a half-dozen years ago. I'd love to replace it with a plantation desk, a type I've always liked. This one is the same overall height and width of the secretary, but tailored to the stuff I need to shelve.
It's probably a pipe dream to think that I'll ever get this built. But hey, a guy can always hope.
Let me know what you think of the model. Thanks.
dh -
Excellent! I'll run in through the nit picker later.
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almost perfect!
why did you use follow me on the crown? -
Why not use Follow Me on the crown? It hasn't been split into individual parts but that's easy enough.
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I tend to follow Tim Killen's advice regarding moldings. (Tim is the author of SketchUp Guide for Woodworkers, from Taunton Press.) Splitting a molding (like the crown on my plantation desk) adds to the complexity of the model without making it any easier to construct the real thing in the shop. The important aspects of the molding are its profile and size; the lengths of individual pieces really don't matter much.
There are two exception, though. One, if a piece features an elaborate molding made up of several different pieces, then it would make sense to model each piece separately. Two, if the piece is something other than rectangular--six-sided, or has sides joining at something other than 90 degrees, then it would make sense to model the sticks of molding separately to document the correct miter angles. -
Tim's idea about molding is good if you get the information you need to show while leaving the molding in one piece. If that is enough for the job at hand, there's no point in going further.
More often than not for my work I need to show exploded views so the individual parts are required. Also, if you need to know a total length of molding, splitting it into the parts would make it much easier.
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I just like to model as if building with real wood. We all know how cutlist is going to see that molding. If you aren't going to draw the molding as individual pieces, why draw a drawer or door or skirt or shelves...the file would be much smaller.
Sorry my question wasn't about using follow me but leaving it in a single piece..but you knew that. -
Thanks for posting. Very nice modelling.
Where does this style originate? American South? To me the crown and legs are elaborate compared to the rest. The "shoulders" of the legs seem big in comparison the the delicate turning.
You could use a desk like this? I could not, but I am a slob.
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Peter,
As far as I know, the style originated in the South. I've seen numerous variations on the basic style of a cupboard parked on a table. The cupboard usually has a crown, which can be minimal or large, plain or fancy, probably depending on the whim of the cabinetmaker.
Looking at the piece again, I agree that the legs look a little fat. I could slim them down to 2-1/2" square without any trouble.
And, yes, I could use a desk like this even though I'm a slob, too. I like shelves and cubbyholes, but not drawers.
Best,
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Personally I like the model but as a desk I wouldn't like having to clear the top to open or close the doors on it. I'm cluttered too.
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