derekcohen Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 It occurred to me that perhaps I look at drawing differently to others, and so I thought that I would throw this out here for viewpoints ...In practice, also, I do not use a scale to measure much (after drawing up to life scale, which acts as a story board). Usually, I transfer dimensions with a divider, and then run them off with a cutting gauge - which is why I have so many gauges (I'm sticking to that story! ). Here is my current project, an apothecary chest - making a template for laying out the vertical and horizontal dividers. The apothecary chest is complicated by having a curved front ...This is the curved front (but not the template, which was made with a trammel to achieve a true curve) ...Each one of these points was marked with two dividers (no rulers) ...I draw onto 6mm MDF sheets. It is cheapish, and it durable - It will take being scraped if needed (to remove marks), a divider can leave pin marks (to which to draw), and a cutting gauge will leave clean lines. Later, the templates may be stored for another day. What do you do?Regards from PerthDerek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I'm going to start going more in this direction. This nonsense of trying to take measurements off a plan & transferring to the work piece for everything just doesn't work that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I usually draw projects full size on 1/4" MDF sheets. Raided the scrap pile and used some 1/4" oak ply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Honestly, I rarely draw projects out to use like a plan. I might sketch on paper to see if dimensions look right, and sometimes use Sketchup in 'X-ray' mode to confirm joinery. Otherwise, I (re)design on the fly as needed. But I rarely do any sort of built-ins that require precise dimensions to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 I have a roll of butchers paper mounted on the end of my bench. I'll pull a length out for a basic drawing, then use shorter pieces for joinery details, and when the project is constructed, the paper becomes a glue and finish collector. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 I am a "make a drawing complete with dimensions" kind of guy. Tape the drawing to the wall and keep a red pencil handy for when the actual dimensions change as the proejct progresses. I use a cadd program and find that I can expolore various options quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Engineer Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 16 hours ago, Ronn W said: I am a "make a drawing complete with dimensions" kind of guy. Tape the drawing to the wall and keep a red pencil handy for when the actual dimensions change as the proejct progresses. I use a cadd program and find that I can expolore various options quickly. Same here. I spend my day job dealing with and making drawings with dimensions so I just can't shake it. Generally I hand draw everything on paper and don't use cadd because I find that when I hand draw it I'm thinking more about what I am going to build and less about using the software, slowing down with the hand drawing helps me consider more options and issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 My new way if I am to duplicate something is to take a few pictures. Print in grayscale and add measurements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Derekcohen, how do you transfer this full scale drawing to the build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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