THE KERFCRAFT BLOG
In the Margins
The KerfCraft blog: how we build it, what is new, and what shipped.
ENGINEERING ·
Why a back batten can make a plywood shelf sag more
How KerfCraft's shelf check works out sag, now and after years, and why a batten along the back can make a deep plywood shelf sag more while it helps an MDF one.
PRODUCT ·
Will it tip?
Why a wardrobe with its doors open tips more easily, how to estimate the kilos that tip it, what the law tests, and why you still fix it to the wall.
PRODUCT ·
WTF is a Sagulator? I wish I'd known before I built my kitchen.
The cabinet over my fridge sagged soon after I built it. This is what I wish I'd known, and what KerfCraft now checks before you build.
PRODUCT ·
Joints you can cut
KerfCraft now cuts joints into your parts, from housings and tenons to dovetails, shows them in 3D, and prints a full-size dovetail template.
ENGINEERING ·
A faster 3D view, part 1: measure first
Big models made KerfCraft's 3D view sluggish. We read the research, measured on a real GPU and fixed the biggest costs. A 100-unit kitchen now needs half the CPU time per frame, and the view does no work while nothing moves.
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