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Jim Barstow
04-29-2014, 10:35 PM
I'm looking for a list of useful sketchbook (8) extensions for woodworking. (I recall there is a set that
makes drawing mortise and tenon joints easier.)

I've searched the forum for information but couldn't find anything relevant.

Jim Colombo
04-29-2014, 10:57 PM
Jim;
Try http://extensions.sketchup.com/

Jim

Jim Barstow
04-29-2014, 11:25 PM
Jim;
Try http://extensions.sketchup.com/

Jim

That's the first place I went. The woodworking category doesn't seem to have anything specifically for woodworking other than the cutlist extension. I'm looking for something that handles mortise and tenons. I know it exists, I just can't find it.

Jim Barstow
04-29-2014, 11:27 PM
Think I found it:

https://sites.google.com/site/wudworx/

anyone familiar with these?

Greg R Bradley
04-30-2014, 11:38 AM
Think I found it:

https://sites.google.com/site/wudworx/

anyone familiar with these?
I use his Boardmaker free plugin with Make 2014 and can't imagine it is not worth the $18 for the "Pro" version. It doesn't do anything that you can't do manually but saves you several steps. This lets you think about the next piece instead of doing the tedium of turning each new piece into a board.

I see he offers all of them for $30. Sounds well worth it.

Dave Richards
04-30-2014, 12:51 PM
The Wudworx tools are well worth the money. I've been using them for years. I don't find the board maker to be all that useful in my workflow but the hole tool for countersunk and counterbored holes is excellent as is the dovetail plugin. I tend to use a different method that I prefer for mortise and tenon joints that requires no plugins but for simple mortise and tenon joints it does work pretty well. I've done blog posts covering all three of those tools.