Polyboard library download and advice
One of Polyboard’s most powerful features is the notion of manufacturing libraries. Although it’s easy to see how powerful and user friendly it is to design cabinets and furniture with Polyboard, some…
Gluing the face veneers on a curved string
When making curved strings using horizontal laminates one of the trickier operations is gluing up the face laminates or veneers. The difficulty is that the veneer that is between 30 and 50cm…
How to draw horizontal laminates to build a curved stair
More and more people both professionals and amateurs are taking up the challenge of building a curved stair using my horizontal laminate technique. Some of the results are really fantastic and have…
Curved Central Cut String built by an Amateur Stair Builder
I recently received an email from John an amateur wood worker sharing his experience in building a central cut string using my horizontal laminate technique. This is an ambitious project for an amateur…
Design a Helitical Stair with StairDesigner and ProgeCad
I often receive emails asking how to design continuous curved stairs in StairDesigner. This week Alain Marin of Escalier Bois has asked me how to set up a helical stair with a…
Polyboard: a powerful loft conversion design tool
In this short article and video I show how to design a piece of furniture to fit under a slanting roof truss. The cabinet acts as a separation between two rooms. Another…
Getting Started with Polyboard
Using Polyboard to design furniture is fast, easy and efficient. In the short video below, we give an overview of Polyboard and demonstrate how you can build a complex furniture project in…
How to model outside volumes with Polyboard
To go a little further into how design with Polyboard I’m going to set up some videos to show more in detail some of Polyboard’s unique features that will help you design…
Another Curved Stair Project
Here’s an email from Laurence a cabinet maker based in the south west of France. He has just made his first stair with a curved central cut string using my horizontal laminated…
Boxed string in 3 parts
At times it’s impossible to assemble a stair and raise or lower it into the stair well. When the stair strings are boxed and the steps and risers recessed into the string…