Time for action – creating the pier frame rails with Bézier curves

It may be hard to believe that you can make an entire pier with a rectangle, a Bezier Curve, a cube, and a cylinder, but that's what you are going to do next. The first step is to create a frame to carry the planks of the pier:

1. Select Object Mode from the 3D View header.
2. Press 7 on the NumPad to get the Top view.
3. Zoom in to the edge between the port and water.
4. In the Layers control in the 3D View header, select Layer 1 with the LMB and then select Layer 2 with Shift + LMB.
5. Press Shift + S and select Cursor to Center from the menu.
6. Click the LMB over the edge between the water and port.
7. Press A to deselect any object.
8. Press Shift + A, and select Mesh and then Cube from the pop-up menus.
9. Press G, Z, 6, and then press Enter.
10. Press S, Y, 60, and then press Enter.
11. Press R, Z, 45, and then press Enter.
12. Move the cube so that it is two-thirds over the water and one-third over the port. Center it along the waterfront, as shown...