The design may look nice, but when you have to build, all the hidden details matter. Shop Drawings is a generic term that is used by many different industries: from steel fabrication to the performing arts. Many aspects of building overlap. For example, I drafted the shop drawings for a stage at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Shop Drawings were submitted to the Architect and General Contractor. The platforms that make up the stage are theatrical style platforms and they were built and installed by a scenery studio. This is an example of when it helps to have a draftsman that is an experienced woodworker in architectural millwork and scenery fabrication.
John also does shop drawings for furniture and cabinets