Posts by Ness
Training Update: 13th October 2015
Hi everyone! Welcome to a new Training Update. We’re creating new videos, templates and other training all the time. To help our members quickly find out what’s new, we use this series of Training Updates on our Blog. If there is any new training you’d like to see, please let us know on the Requests Forum…
Read MoreStair Designs by an Exceptional Craftsman
A while ago we heard from Tasos Vardopoulos in Athens, who told us about his wooden stair designs and construction process. We were incredibly impresses by the quality of his work and wanted to share it with everyone in the Wood Designer Community. Here are Tasos’s remarks: Dear Ness, My family has been making wooden stairs…
Read MoreQuarter Turn Stair with Winders, by Dominique
Here’s a quarter turn stair with winders project, built by Dominique, an amateur wood worker, using our StairFile service. This service has enabled Dominique to build this complex and beautiful first time stair. Here is Dominique’s testimonial: Hello Ness, After this long silence, I’m writing to to tell you that my stair is installed. Your…
Read MoreEdging on Sandwich Panels
This article is in response to a reader question about applying edging on sandwich panels. Applying edging on sandwich boards requires a different approach, as Polyboard will not put it on a panel directly. When you make a composite panel made of several layers using Polyboard’s ‘thickness split’ command, applying an edging on the panel…
Read MoreTraining Update: 18th March 2015
Hi everyone! Welcome to a new Training Update. We’re creating new videos, templates and other training all the time. To help our members quickly find out what’s new, we use this series of Training Updates on our Blog. If there is any new training you’d like to see, please let us know on the Requests Forum…
Read MorePolyBoard libraries download: faster design at your fingertips
PolyBoard’s Quick Design libraries make the software fast and easy to use. They are available for download here on the Wood Designer website with new versions periodically released incorporating additional hardware, materials and other design elements. With the click of the mouse you can apply: PolyBoard is a powerful professional cabinet design and manufacturing software…
Read MoreMaking Stairs, from a Small Masterpiece to Grand and Majestic
…and how horizontal laminates can adapt to any project Here are two projects that show very clearly why making stairs with this versatile technique is a great solution, especially for building complex shaped stairs. Both these projects were built by Gino Alary using our horizontal laminate technique. Gino is a Canadian master stair builder, and…
Read MoreHow to build a spiral staircase using StairDesigner
When you don’t have a lot of space to fit a stair, it’s useful to consider the option of a spiral staircase design. This article and video will show you how to build a spiral staircase using StairDesigner, our pro level design and manufacturing software. We’ve also got a way for you to use this…
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