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Sketching and model-making are great ways to work out a design for a woodworking project, but at some point you also need a drawing with dimensions so you can figure out how much wood to buy and the sizes you need to cut. This class takes you through the steps from having a sketch to buying the wood — and knowing how to cut it in a way that makes efficient use of materials.

Yes, it's possible to do this on a computer screen with a program such as SketchUp — but paper and pencil work, too, and that's the approach this class will cover.

Taught by an architect who spent a career making models for challenging architectural projects, this class will cover:

• How to make accurately scaled drawings showing front, side and top-down views, using a pencil, a few basic tools and paper.
• How to incorporate tricky details, such as joinery, in the drawings.
  
• How to assemble a cut list from the drawings.
• How to determine how much wood or sheet materials to purchase.

Details:

Open to beginners, ages 14+.