Design Questions

Questions
Make a rough sketch of your design on Butchers paper, decide what you will need. A top, two sides, a base, a back? It must have at least one shelf.
If you take all those pieces from one length of board what will be your cabinet’s maximum height?
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Will it be possible to use a cheaper piece of wood for the back or should it not have a back?
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If it has no back how can we prevent it from wobbling?_______________
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Describe the best places to use the veneered side of the board?
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Which way should the grain go? ____________________
Describe your maquette? Is it too short? Are the proportions right?
Use the Butchers paper to make a life-size plan of the top or one of the sides?
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How does it look?
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Compare the maquette and the Butchers paper plan. Picture how the finished project will look.
Think about the joints you will use in making it. Think about the areas of greatest stress, where it will need to be strong and how it will look, aesthetically. Think about where you may need to place Housing joints and Rebate joints.
How will the joints be hidden?___________________________________________________
Photograph the progress of your work and make sketches.