Rob Price
11-07-2011, 12:31 PM
I ordered my lathe package from woodcraft today (yea!) after a year of researching and saving. I've been reading books and watching videos and I've found a local guy who will give me some hands on training (no woodcraft or Rockler stores here for a class). One thing I haven't seen is any info on using sketch up. I've been using it for years for my flat work planning out cuts and joints and assembly. A fellow creeker here pointed me over to the fine ww blog which was a treasure of info for sketchup- but all flatwork. I'm guessing there's a way to plan out round pieces as well, I'm wondering if any of you guys knew of some resources or guides on using sketchup to layout legs and stuff. One of my first turned projects (after lessons and experiments) will be some legs for an end table. I'm sure a lot of you seasoned pros can layout stuff in your head, and I realize a lot of turning is fluid and not rigid, but for a novice I want to 'see' my legs before I turn them.
EDIT: nevermind. I found the main home page for the sketch up blog I thought there were just a few tutorials, I didn't realize there were hundreds. Sorry. Carry on.
EDIT: nevermind. I found the main home page for the sketch up blog I thought there were just a few tutorials, I didn't realize there were hundreds. Sorry. Carry on.