Cabinet & Furniture Design

This is a method of drawing used to communicate ideas between the designer and the cabinet maker. This unit will require you to draw items of furniture using a number of different techniques including "Detail Drawing", Assembly Drawing", "Exploded Isometric", "Orthogonal" and "Pictorial Drawing".

You will be required to have an understanding how furniture is constructed and the materials that are used in the manufacture of different items. In the unit you could be required to describe joints that have been used in the construction of a piece of furniture or to design your own piece of furniture.

The videos below will give you some helpful guides to assist you in the unit.

• Timber Joints in Sketchup

• Exploded Isometric in Sketchup

Information:

An important aspect of drawing designs of furniture is the use of scale. Most furniture items are large and require you to draw a smaller representation of the product. The scale you use will depend on the size of the item and the amount of detail that you want to show on the drawing. Scales of 1:10 and 1:20 are common although scales of 1:5 may be used on smaller items and to show more precise detail of an item of furniture.

In this unit you will be required to investigate different materials that can be use to manufacture furniture as well as different methods of joint the timber and parts together to form the finished furniture project.

Classwork:

1. Develop a list of Australian Hardwood and Softwood that are commonly used in furniture construction.

2. Complete the following drawings as fully dimensioned Orthogonal and Exploded Isometric.

Framing Joints

Note: use the two files "Cabinet 2" and "Cabinet 2 Ortho" to help complete the drawing.