Case Studies Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/case-studies/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:59:27 +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 Case Studies Archives - WOOD DESIGNER https://wooddesigner.org/category/case-studies/ 32 32 Basement stairs with no square angles https://wooddesigner.org/basement-stairs-with-no-square-angles/ https://wooddesigner.org/basement-stairs-with-no-square-angles/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:35:00 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=26050 We are very happy to share this challenging basement stair project, completed by Scott Saxon in the USA. Scott used our StairFile service, along with the free version of StairDesigner, to complete the design then receive the plans and part by part DXF files for the build. Find out how it went below, in his…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/basement-stairs-with-no-square-angles/feed/ 0 Design and build van cabinets using PolyBoard https://wooddesigner.org/van-cabinet-software/ https://wooddesigner.org/van-cabinet-software/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:49:09 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=24450 We’ve created a camper van cabinet project in PolyBoard to highlight how the software is able to accommodate this kind of challenging design. Camper van cabinets, and commercial van cabinets too, must be designed to fit unusual internal layouts. In this case, we’ve based the internal layout on a panel kit for a Mercedes Sprinter…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/van-cabinet-software/feed/ 0 Half turn stair design for irregular stairwell https://wooddesigner.org/half-turn-stair-design-and-plans-irregular-stairwell/ https://wooddesigner.org/half-turn-stair-design-and-plans-irregular-stairwell/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:28:12 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=23924 We are extremely grateful to Hervé Martin for sending in this wonderful story of his stair design journey, finishing with a beautiful ash and cherry half turn stair, made to fit a very irregular stairwell. It was designed with StairDesigner which was also used to create the full size part by part plans. Hervé used…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/half-turn-stair-design-and-plans-irregular-stairwell/feed/ 1 Innovative cabinet design ideas behind 3 stunning residential projects https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-ideas/ https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-ideas/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:21:08 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=22924 It’s fantastic to hear from customers who are getting the very best out of our software, really maxing out the features available to them. Kerfworks, one of our UK customers, has sent us three of their favourite projects – a kitchen, a bedroom wardrobe and a bunk bed – all made exclusively in PolyBoard. The…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/cabinet-design-ideas/feed/ 2 Carpentry software with the potential to transform your business https://wooddesigner.org/carpentry-software-how-one-carpenter-transformed-his-workflow/ https://wooddesigner.org/carpentry-software-how-one-carpenter-transformed-his-workflow/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2022 07:23:00 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=6290 Here is a message from carpenter Michal Lacko in which he explains his new method of working…using the free version of our carpentry software PolyBoard and partnering with a CNC service to cut, machine and edge the parts. He saved a lot of time with this new workflow, and didn’t need to invest in software…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/carpentry-software-how-one-carpenter-transformed-his-workflow/feed/ 2 The art of stair design https://wooddesigner.org/art-of-stair-design/ https://wooddesigner.org/art-of-stair-design/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:05:28 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=21566 we’d like to introduce you to one of our StairDesigner customers, Konrad from CAMFORM in Poland, who has been using our software since October 2020.

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/art-of-stair-design/feed/ 0 Helicoidal stair design using horizontal laminates for the stringboards https://wooddesigner.org/helicoidal-stair-design-horizontal-laminates-stringboards/ https://wooddesigner.org/helicoidal-stair-design-horizontal-laminates-stringboards/#respond Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:11:13 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=21311 It’s great to hear about the projects our customers are working on. In this case, Wood Designer was happy to assist Philippe Bonneau with his stair project that included horizontal laminates for the stringboards. This technique allows you to create complex geometric constructions without having to make specific moulds or installations which is itself an…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/helicoidal-stair-design-horizontal-laminates-stringboards/feed/ 0 Custom cabinet design with Polyboard and the Biesse Skipper CNC https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/ https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:32:22 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=15361 Polyboard manages bulk manufacture of cabinetry without a problem, it’s even got a Catalogue Mode to allow you to output the combined manufacturing files for multiple units in one go. That’s a great way to ensure your parts are cut or nested with exceptionally low material waste and as efficiently as possible. However, Polyboard really…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/custom-cabinet-design-polyboard-biesse-skipper-cnc/feed/ 0 Kitchen and bathroom cabinet projects designed with Polyboard https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-and-bathroom-cabinet-projects-polyboard/ https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-and-bathroom-cabinet-projects-polyboard/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:55:53 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=15187 We are delighted to have many amateur woodworkers using Polyboard, our pro cabinet design software, as well as workshops. Here’s a short article based on the experiences of Bernard Amiguet who started working with Polyboard in the spring of 2019. Let’s start with a selection of images showing a kitchen he’s finished (above), and a…

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]]> https://wooddesigner.org/kitchen-and-bathroom-cabinet-projects-polyboard/feed/ 3 Getting lost in the wilds: Vitap CNC integration, Polyboard training and more https://wooddesigner.org/vitap-cnc-integration-polyboard/ https://wooddesigner.org/vitap-cnc-integration-polyboard/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:15:55 +0000 https://wooddesigner.org/?p=14545 We were recently asked to give a 3 day Polyboard training and CNC set up session to the company Grosjean Concept Bois, in the east of France in the Haut Doubs region on the French Swiss border. A beautiful and wild area full of forests and rivers. The scenery was spectacular…I arrived at the nearest…

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