While in school for woodworking at Seattle Central, I had the privilege of taking a fine furniture class from Ross Day. Day studied with James Krenov a celebrated woodworker, author and master craftsman. Day taught me the importance of drawing scale layouts so you can adequately measure the weight and presence of a piece and its components, as well as the scale and proportion for its prospective space.
Working out these details with a pencil saves frustration and needlessly wasted materials. It also allows for a client to truly see the piece in three dimensions which can save time and last minute changes.
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