ABSTRACT
A key aim of the design process is to minimise future risks in realising the work. Risk is of course inherent at every turn of the making process, but by sketching and modelling, and by producing samples, maquettes, and measured drawings, many important decisions are made and problems are solved 'aside' or remote from the actual job. In having described methods for working through the design process, it should be evident that problem solving is emergent and processual. A schema has emerged that seemingly foregrounds mental activity. Tim Ingold's description of using a handsaw tallies well with the popular image of a 'craft task', but, notably, an equal or greater number of hours might be spent operating powered machinery to produce the components for a piece of cabinetry. The work of making is carried out using handtools and machines in combination with jigs, holding devices, and other fixtures and apparatus such as trestles and benches.
