SketchUp for Woodworking - Google SketchUp Workshop: Modeling, Visualizing, and Illustrating - page 144

FiG 8.10 Cove full-size template.
Step 2: Building the Lower Carcase
Goal : To produce the detailed design of the lower carcase including dove-
tail joints.
Inputs : Overall front and side views provided in the reference topic.
Tool : SketchUp.
After completing the design of the cornice, my next step was to develop
details for the lower carcase. Again I used the scanned images from the topic
to obtain the width, depth, and height of the lower carcase. I started the
SketchUp model from the sides, adding the top, bottom, and finally the shelf.
The initial modeling is done without joinery, and thus focuses on component
creation and carcase sizing. When I was finally satisfied with the overall struc-
ture, sizing, and proportion, I detailed the joints including dovetails. The dove-
tails are first defined on the top piece, then with the top properly positioned
on the side, and finally pins are created on the side component.
Step 3: Creating the Lower Cupboard Doors
Goal : To produce the detailed design of the lower cupboard doors includ-
ing all mortise and tenon joints.
Inputs : Overall front and side views provided in the reference topic.
Tool : SketchUp.
The lower cupboard doors are more complicated than they seem. There is a
solid, flat panel with separate corner pieces and an applied bead covering the