Join DateJan 2012LocationBumpass, VAPosts21

asked to see if they can reproduce, or near to reproduce a closet to go to church with one person saw it in a magazine. The Office itself looks very difficult and quite simple to build forward. Fortunately, the magazine included the overall dimensions of the Cabinet. I remember reading somewhere, and I can't remember exactly where, on a process where you can take pictures with some basic measures to find out what are the other dimensions of the project, such as size of the drawer, rail width and style, etc.
The person requesting this has a big pile of walnut, her father had cut and dried before he passed and I wish he used. Their concern is that there is not enough wood to turn into a closet. I haven't seen the stack as is currently in West Virginia. The plan at the moment is to try to figure out how much lumber you need and if they have enough before transporting him back to Virginia. I showed him to calculate the Board and she has a good understanding about it, but now I have to figure out how much you really need.

Join DateNov 2006LocationDelton, MichiganPosts16, 490

take their existing dimensions and find out the square footage of the area did not worry about the width of the drawer and such, total and then add 50% that you should be able to close, use what you have and buy the rest from a local supplier, if necessary ... don't forget the internal parts, and can be just junk or wood material cheaper ...If they are not seen.

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Join DateMay 2007LocationThomasville, GAPosts3, 264

Larry's trailer to estimate totals for materials needed.
As to specific dimensions, provided that you have the General background dimensions of the Cabinet, individual parts can be estimated as a percentage of any dimension. For example, if the width is given as 30 "and the photo measures 2" wide, take the stile, drawer fronts, etc., as a percentage of the width of the photo, then apply this percentage of the width of the finished. Same thing goes for all the other dimensions.
Edit: I found this process to be easier in many cases, using metric measurements to determine the percentages. Then do the multiplication to the full size and convert to inches.

Last edited by Bill Arnold; 8/11/2014 to 14:40 reason: Add a note about metric

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Join DateJul 2011LocationThe Gorge area, OregonPosts2, 147

probably also figure higher than usual loss in wood cut at home. If you're lucky, it won't be as problem but experience says ...

Join DateNov 2006LocationSE MinnesotaPosts2, 261

I've done this sort of thing countless times to import the image in SketchUp. It is usually very easy to discover the main dimensions and from there, determine the rest or make them on the basis of standard dimensions or commonly used. If you need to find out how much wood it will take, a 3D model can do one simple thing, too. This cabinet was based on a couple of photos and the overall dimensions.

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join DateMay 2007LocationThomasville, GAPosts3, 264

^ ^ ^
Ditto what Dave said. I used this process also. It assumes, of course, that you have a working knowledge of the SketchUp. If it is, it's a great way to go from A to B.

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Join DateDec 2006LocationYorktown VirginiaPosts2, 228,

Fine Woodworking # 170 has an article about mobile scaling of images. Might be worth a trip to the library.

Join DateJan 2012LocationBumpass, VAPosts21

thanks for your help, without knowing what the wood looked like, I was already planning to at least double my waste factor in the case. Larry's suggestion will work for now, to find out if they have enough and it could cost you if you don't. I have some knowledge of sketchup, but don't mess with the importing pictures, maybe it's time to learn.

Join DateNov 2006LocationSE MinnesotaPosts2, 261

Allen, if you need help with this, I can help.
I used the method again this morning for a morning practice of drawing.

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Join DateJan 2012LocationBumpass, VAPosts21

Allen, if you need help, I can help.Thanks Dave, I'll keep you in mind when I get to that point. I have a lot of time, my shop is a complete disaster now while a new one is being built. I'm not even thinking of starting the construction of the Cabinet box after Christmas.

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