The idea has been adapted many times over, and I love to see all the variations that have been created over the years. I put a lot of time into creating the plans, so decided to sell them at an affordable rate just as a way to help recoup the cost. I thought I might just put out some simple plans, but the SketchUp model I built was just a simple reference for myself, so I started over, making it very detailed and accurate. A very common request was for plans to build it. I started getting comments and emails, first a few dozen, then hundreds, then thousands. I could not have imagined the response, which was amazingly overwhelming. I thought, huh, well I’ll make a short video on it and just put it out in the world for anyone that might be interested. On one job, I was doing some very high end trim carpentry for a client, and despite the expensive hardwood and precision I was incorporating into her house, she was most fascinated by my plywood workbench. ![]() I didn’t think about sharing it with other carpenters. I had built version 1 just as a mobile workbench to help me in the field with the remodel work. Sounds like you had a pretty solid future in home building, how did the famous Paulk Workbench come about then? Doing these remodels, I use 3D Warehouse all the time, finding cabinets, sinks, appliances, you name it. Having a variety of styles is really important, I start with more sketchy styles early in the project and use cleaner styles as the design evolves so the client feels comfortable with the progression. I can go take some dimensions and pictures, draw up all the changes in SketchUp, throw it into LayOut to export some PDFs, and it works great for my clients. I did, but now I’ve shifted to focus on just remodels. So you design all your houses in SketchUp? I’ve been using SketchUp and LayOut ever since. Later I attended the very first Basecamp, where the prototype of LayOut was introduced it was code named “Grizzly” I think. This was in the early days, version 2, I think, and I just loved the way it worked. I was designing work and drawing plans in other software when a friend introduced me to SketchUp. That led me to remodels and eventually to designing and building everything, from lot to finished house. Early on I was building homes based on someone else's plans, but I kept getting more requests for changes and details. ![]() I’ve been a licensed contractor since 1990, and a carpenter before that. ![]() That’s great to hear, how did that come about? It’s the heart and soul of everything I do. Thank you, I certainly have been a fan of SketchUp for a long time. Thanks for joining us Ron, we’ve been fans of your work for some time.
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