Woodwork Guides Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/woodwork-guides/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://wooddesigner.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wooddesigner-icon-512-100x100.png Woodwork Guides Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/woodwork-guides/ 32 32 Woodwork resources management, project success vs failure https://wooddesigner.org/woodwork-resources-management/ https://wooddesigner.org/woodwork-resources-management/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:24:00 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=23829 The art of resource management Whether you are an amateur or a professional woodworker, if you are going to build a project of any importance, you will be juggling your resources. Good management of resources can make the job a pleasure and success; bad resource management can make the job a pain and, at best,…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/woodwork-resources-management/feed/ 0 Making stairs: key design considerations https://wooddesigner.org/making-stairs-key-design-considerations/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:33:51 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=23131 Preparing your project Whilst incredibly rewarding, making stairs is challenging and mistakes invariably costly. Before throwing yourself into StairDesigner to input your stair parameters and design preferences, and then output your manufacturing files, some ground work is vital. Hopefully you have read our stair measuring tips for taking site dimensions and are now ready to…

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]]> Technological developments in the woodwork trades https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/ https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:10:14 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=20893 From wooden axes to CNC machining in over 4000 years of history Analysis of the history and evolution of information technology in the woodworking trades The definition of a trade In this analysis, we will use the term “trade” to refer to a commonly recognized set of knowledge to accomplish a defined task. Specifically, we…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/technological-developments-woodwork-trades/feed/ 0 Wood and materials: design and construction considerations https://wooddesigner.org/wood-and-materials-design-and-construction-considerations/ https://wooddesigner.org/wood-and-materials-design-and-construction-considerations/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 09:14:05 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=20815 What materials are best for your project? Whatever your wood working project you have the choice to start with raw materials that are either solid wooden boards or a composite material manufactured from wood. Both types of material have their advantages and drawbacks. Solid wood If you are a woodwork enthusiast, of course solid wood…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/wood-and-materials-design-and-construction-considerations/feed/ 0 Cabinet design preliminaries https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-preliminaries/ https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-preliminaries/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:25:05 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=16462 A guide to choosing the best way to design and build your cabinets. From a rich history to the brink of an exciting future Whether you are an amateur or a professional, wood working is a vast subject. It has been an integral part of every human culture and activity for many thousands of years.…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-preliminaries/feed/ 1 Stairwell Measurements https://wooddesigner.org/stairwell-measurements/ https://wooddesigner.org/stairwell-measurements/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:29:24 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14867 This article is Part 2 of our guide Stairs: Taking Sizes. It focuses on the importance of the on site measurements, and how to do that accurately and easily. Here’s a link to Part 1: How to Measure Stairs Basic measurements Here is a very basic checklist of on site dimensions: Stairwell length and width…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/stairwell-measurements/feed/ 1 How to Measure Stairs https://wooddesigner.org/how-to-measure-stairs/ https://wooddesigner.org/how-to-measure-stairs/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:29:00 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14858 This article focuses on how to measure stairs, and forms Part 1 of our guide Stairs: Taking Sizes. There’s a link to Part 2 at the bottom of the page. Introduction One of the most important tasks that faces a stair builder is taking the on site dimensions of the stairwell. The on site sizes…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/how-to-measure-stairs/feed/ 1 Best Joints for Stairs https://wooddesigner.org/best-joints-for-stairs/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:11:42 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=12933 Part of our ‘Staircase Basics’ Guide Previous Page | Contents Stair parts can be assembled with many different type of joints. The type of joint you choose will depend on several different things. Of key importance is where the stairs will be assembled. Assembling a stair in a workshop is usually very easy compared to assembling…

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]]> Assembly Details for Stairs https://wooddesigner.org/assembly-details-for-stairs/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:56:23 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=12926 Part of our ‘Staircase Basics’ Guide Previous Page | Next Page | Contents Here are some thoughts on how to choose the joints for assembling stair parts. As usual, any suggestions or comments are very welcome. Please post a new thread in the forum with your ideas. Before you design your stairs decide on the…

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]]> Basic Stair Building Tools https://wooddesigner.org/basic-tools-for-stair-builders/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:25:01 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=12906 Part of our ‘Staircase Basics’ Guide Previous Page | Next Page | Contents If you haven’t built stairs before and you are not a professional carpenter, then it’s a good idea to go through your tool box and see if you have everything you need to complete the job. Let’s take a look at some…

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