Draw Manga. Tom Carpenter
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Название: Draw Manga
Автор: Tom Carpenter
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Кулинария
isbn: 9781607657590
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As you work your way through the design process, you’ll want to consider goals such as: creating a piece with an overall appealing look that also fits well in its surroundings; making your style, proportions, wood, moldings and details, hardware, and finish choices all blend together; and making sure your piece will work. If it’s a chair, will it be comfortable? If it’s a storage cabinet, will the items fit well in the space you provide? You’ll also want to consider the tools and construction techniques needed to create your project, and what different ways there may be to achieve similar results better and more efficiently.
Project design may seem like a daunting process, but it doesn’t need to be. In fact, most woodworkers feel that the contrary is true. The more involved and familiar you become with the design process, the more rewarding and easier it and your construction process will become. While you don’t necessarily need to follow the steps of the design process in the order given in the pages that follow, you do need to follow them in some manner. You’ll probably find that you jump from step to step and go back and forth a bit. This is fine as long as you do it all, and do it thoroughly. Get in the habit of using the fundamentals of design, and your finished projects will be much more satisfying and definitely much better accomplished.
Project design is a process that takes you through all the aspects of developing your best ideas then figuring out the best way to give those ideas form in the shape of a woodworking project.
This chapter will guide you through the design process so you can make better design decisions. The process will show you how to analyze your options, and it will explain the reasons why you might choose one option over another. The end results should help ensure that you design a solid project you’ll be happy with. The last part of this chapter will explain different types of drawings you can make to help you visualize your ideas, as well as a section about the process of building prototypes to help you work out your design details quickly and three-dimensionally.
WOODWORKING WORKS A successful woodworking project starts with a well-planned design. You can base your plan on a familiar furnishing, like the Mission-style rocker to the right, or come up with something completely new and completely yours, like the play table and chairs on the left.
What should I build?
Deciding what to build is the point where the design process seems to always begin.
Most often, the desire to build something comes from a specific need: Maybe the need is to replace an old, worn out piece of furniture, or to build a piece of furniture to supplement the furnishings you already have. Perhaps you need an entertainment center to organize and store your audio and video equipment and accessories, or a bookcase to hold all of your books. Maybe your goal is as simple as the desire to build something. Or perhaps you want to challenge your woodworking skills by trying something different or learning something new. Sometimes even the desire to make something in a style you haven’t worked in before is reason enough to get you started.
I recently built myself a new desk. My old desk got too small for all the things I wanted close at hand and the desktop was jammed with computer equipment, leaving me no room to work comfortably. My office was large enough to handle a much bigger desk. So there I was: I had a need to fill and I decided to design and build a new desk for myself. And it turned out great—mostly because I spent a lot of time with the design process.
Deciding what to build is probably the easiest part of the design process. All it takes is a little imagination and some planning. And remember that a healthy desire to explore new techniques is what makes woodworking a hobby, not a chore.
~Bruce Kieffer
The Woodworking Project Design Process
The woodworking project design process starts with a simple idea, sometimes based on a specific need. The raw idea is tossed around, mulled over and compared to other ideas, existing furnishings and design styles. Gradually, a rough concept takes shape, usually in the form of a sketch. The concept is tested by making more sketches or models and simple prototypes. The bugs are worked out. Finally, it is put down on paper in a measured, dimensioned form, along with cutting lists, shopping lists and details of some of the joinery. The end result is a hard plan that becomes the road map to building your woodworking project.
Generating project ideas
There is no single best way to come up with good ideas for woodworking projects. But there are a few places you can look to help you refine a basic concept. One of them is actual pieces of furniture, whether they’re in your home, a friend’s home, or a furniture store. Seeing living, breathing woodworking projects and home furnishings will give you an opportunity to scrutinize different designs and styles up close; to get an idea how the parts fit together; to analyze the small details, as well as the overall proportions; and to evaluate how well different pieces of furniture function.
Another good way to generate and refine your ideas is simply to discuss them with fellow woodworking enthusiasts. They’re usually not hard to find and are more than happy to chat about their favorite pastime with anyone who will listen (See tip box, next page).
The local library or your own collection of books and magazines can be excellent sources to help you put a face on the project you’ve been imagining. You may even encounter a completed set of project plans that meets your needs to a tee. Many woodworking project plans include drawings, cutting lists, shopping lists, how-to instructions and photographs. And if what you find is close, but not exactly what you need, most likely you can modify it to suit your needs. You can save a lot of design time by using an existing plan. Just make sure to work out in advance those aspects of the published plan that are new to you.
Evolution of a woodworking project
1Create the design. This step is not as simple as it sounds, but for many woodworkers it is perhaps the most gratifying, if not fun, stages of the process. In it, you’ll move f rom a raw idea to a hard plan.
2Build a prototype. Not everyone chooses to test their plan by building a scale model or a simple prototype, but it is the best way to catch errors and make improvements before you start. Prototyping often takes place before the hard plan is finished.
3Build the project. The more time you spend in the design phase, the more smoothly the actual construction of your project will go. You may still end up doing a little bit of “designing on the fly,” but the chances of a major catastrophe are greatly reduced if the plan is solid.
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