Episode 16 Heading to the Lumber Pile

| May 25, 2006

In episode 15 we started our talk about lumber. As I mentioned in that episode, the choice of material is an important aspect of the design process. Understanding the basics of choosing the lumber we’ll be using is very vital and that’s why we covered some of the pitfalls to look out for, when looking [...]

Episode 15 The Basics of Lumber

| May 14, 2006

Another important aspect of the entire design process is the choice of material or materials we’ll use in our projects. So for this episode let’s start talking about lumber. The first question to ask about the lumber you’ll use for your project is what are you looking for? Is the piece we’re building in need [...]

Episode 14 Design Part 2

| May 1, 2006

Thanks once again for coming back for another episode. We start to get more in depth about the design process by moving on to dimensioning pieces for construction. I cover a little bit more about the golden mean and try to give an example of it in use, talking about determining the dimensions of Aiden’s [...]