December 30, 2013
Woodself
A playful and free internet tool to get DIY customized woodworking plans
Successful
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02/17/2014
End date
€5,000
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100 %
Woodself
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<strong>Help <a href="http://www.woodself.com" target="_blank">Woodself</a> to grow and to remain free!</strong></p>
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www.woodself.com is a simple idea that has been running through the web for several months: offer do-it-yourselfers a full service of free customized woodworking plans.</p>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eQqyVz_bKk8?wmode=opaque&feature=oembed" width="540"></iframe> </p>
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<strong>Customized furniture plans</strong></p>
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Concept is playful: in just a few clicks, standard furniture can be customized by choosing for instance the width, the height or the shelves layout. Photographic rendering (virtual but realistic) gets displayed immediately, together with arrows depicting the main dimensions.</p>
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<img alt="Woodself_transformation" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/54925/Woodself_transformation.jpg"></p>
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Once happy with their design, web users can submit their configuration and the detailed woodworking plans get instantly generated: exploded view, side or front views, part details, list of all parts identified with a label, holes location. All images are available for download.</p>
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<img alt="Woodself_plans" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/54926/Woodself_plans.jpg"></p>
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At that stage, woodworkers have everything in hands to begin with their furniture project.</p>
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<strong>More furniture</strong></p>
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Everything starts with a standard piece of furniture, ready to get customized. Woodself currently proposes twelve furniture: room divider bookshelf, wood shelter, coffee table, toy box, shoe rack, and more. All of them are designed to be easily made by yourself.</p>
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<img alt="Woodself_all_furniture" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/54927/Woodself_all_furniture.jpg"></p>
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Now, Woodself has to expand its furniture catalog so that visitors can find the design that suits their need. So many ideas waiting for implementation!</p>
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<strong>More services</strong></p>
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Novice handyman should feel confident before starting a woodworking project. Therefore a visualization tool has been recently integrated: an interactive 3D window that allows zoom and rotation around a cabinet with the mouse, in a semi-transparent environment. Very convenient to detect the screws or the dowels and be well prepared for the project.</p>
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<img alt="Woodself_3d" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/54928/Woodself_3D.jpg"></p>
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3D tools exploitation is just at the beginning of its potential. Woodself wishes to go further, much further! Many services, both pedagogical and creative, are to be developed. A single aim: to make the woodworker’s task easier.</p>
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Allocation of funds
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<strong>To increase the website traffic!</strong> Yes, thanks to a large number of daily visitors, Woodself will qualify for financial autonomy. <strong>And remain free</strong>.</p>
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Thanks to your donations, Woodself will more specifically:</p>
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- Enrich the furniture catalog, for more choices and more designs</p>
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- Offer new services: full exploitation of 3D, wood creative features using the mouse, plans download in pdf format, assembly videos for each project, technical datasheets, forum, advice from professional woodworkers, and more.</p>
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- Develop a mobile application</p>
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- Improve its performance (page loading speed) with a more powerful computer server</p>
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<strong>Thank you for your support!</strong></p>
Rewards
€5
- 1 contribution
All our gratitude and your name on our website
Estimated delivery: June 2014
€10
- 1 contribution
All our gratitude, your name on our website and Woodself postcards
Estimated delivery: June 2014
€20
- 6 contributions
All our gratitude, your name on our website, postcards and Woodself carpenter’s pencil
Estimated delivery: June 2014
€50
- 11 contributions
All our gratitude, your name on our website, a carpenter’s pencil, a measuring tape, a Woodself T-shirt and the opportunity to vote for the next furniture designs
Estimated delivery: June 2014
€100
- 8 contributions
All our gratitude, your name on our website, a carpenter’s pencil, a measuring tape, a Woodself T-shirt, a calculator and the opportunity to vote for the next furniture designs
Estimated delivery: June 2014
€300
- 2 contributions
All our gratitude, your name on our website, a carpenter’s pencil, a measuring tape, a Woodself T-shirt, a calculator, the opportunity to vote for the next furniture designs and the pleasure to have your own furniture design integrated to Woodself, upon presentation of a simple sketch
Estimated delivery: June 2014