designing freestanding furniture?

rich towsley · Post by **rich towsley** » Thu, May 24 2007, 6:30PM

I know the power of E-Cab's to make kitchen cabs but how do I find out how to draw freestanding furniture like eg. Shaker style table? Is this possible or is this a limit of the software?

Lamar Horton · Post by **Lamar Horton** » Thu, May 24 2007, 6:53PM

Bite your tongue, (limits of ecabinets).

You most certainly can draw free standing furniture. You can either start with a cabinet and turn it into a piece or use all display board and panels to create anything you wish.

Here is tableI designed. I know there are others here who have done much more and better than this.

rich towsley · Post by **rich towsley** » Thu, May 24 2007, 7:02PM

Thanks, I never thought of using display panels for building furniture. I guess I thought they were only for displaying your cabinets. Can I learn how to do this from the \" The Manual\" or \"E-Cabs Made simple\"?

Lamar Horton · Post by **Lamar Horton** » Thu, May 24 2007, 7:10PM

Ecabs made simple, can tell you how to build then shape the different parts in the part editor, from there it's fairly easy to assemble the parts in the cabinet editor. I have started to using the \"align\" tool more and more. It is a lot better than eyeballing.

Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Thu, May 24 2007, 7:51PM

Rich,
Here is the base to a writing desk reproduction I am doing in eCabinets.

This is build to display boards. I was even able to model the mortise and tenon joinery,

Kerry

Mike Snodgrass · Post by **Mike Snodgrass** » Thu, May 24 2007, 10:27PM

Kerry, I have spent hours trying to make those 's' curve cuts on your front apron.
What's the trick?

Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Fri, May 25 2007, 6:46AM

Mike,
Those are simply three different arcs connected. I then use the fillet tool to \"ease\" the transitions between arcs. This makes it look more like a spline.
Kerry

rich towsley · Post by **rich towsley** » Fri, May 25 2007, 7:41AM

Thanks for all your help. Is there anywhere in the documentation or help that I could learn how to do this? If so what sections would be most helpful?

Sean O' Hare · Post by **Sean O' Hare** » Fri, May 25 2007, 11:38AM

Rich,
bunk beds for a youth hostel. Overdid the lighting, but it still sold.

Sean

Jody Wilmes · Post by **Jody Wilmes** » Fri, May 25 2007, 12:02PM

Here's couple of beds..however I did import STL's for the carvings.

DanEpps · Post by **DanEpps** » Fri, May 25 2007, 12:41PM

Take a look at some of the pieces in The Thermwood Furniture Network.

These are downloadable designs so you can get a good look at how to use eCabinets for furniture design.

Kerry Fullington · Post by **Kerry Fullington** » Fri, May 25 2007, 1:24PM

Hey Jody,

Employees and family of Thermwood employees are not eligible to play.

Kerry

Geo Noeth · Post by **Geo Noeth** » Fri, May 25 2007, 5:16PM

While everyone is showing off, this is a cocktail table and stools that I'm currently working on. Built exclusively from display boards.

Mitch Cain · Post by **Mitch Cain** » Sat, May 26 2007, 9:21AM

Here's a shaker hall table that we do as a class project at the CT Valley School of Woodworking. Like Kerry, I did it with display boards and even modeled the mortise and tenon joinery. I did the two sided taper on the legs in Alibre Express, a free cad system, then imported them as STL's.

However, not to be outdone, my good friend Leo Graywacz took the challenge and actually did the tapered legs, on two adjacent sides mind you, all in the part editor.

Then he told ME I have to start thinking outside of the box...go figure.

Mitch Cain · Post by **Mitch Cain** » Sat, May 26 2007, 9:22AM

...and along the same theme, a bow-front writing desk...