A reader comment on my curved sapele hall bench projected prompted me to ask - what exactly constitutes fine furniture or fine woodworking in general.

After subbing our edgebanding out to a nearby shop for years, we finally decided it was more efficient to have our own machine. Find out how we found the right edgebander.

One of the latest projects we completed was a buffet constructed from solid walnut and walnut plywood, for an interior design client in San Francisco, for a Chicago client of his.

Take stock of every lesson you learn, especially the hard way, and create the type of woodworking business you want.

Starting a woodworking business, it is important to purposefully manage, guide and direct your company or the ebbs and flows of the market will throw you all over the place.

As the cabinet maker, pretty much any issue related to the cabinetry is my responsibility: foreseen or not. When mistakes are made, fixing them is the bare minimum but going a bit further can make a world of difference.

Sharing the custom woodworking and cabinetmaking history of my young shop from its start at Shutter Crafts, to where J Alexander Fine Woodworking is today.

Sharing the history of my young company. Last time we got up to the wood industry downturn and it's impact on Shutter Crafts, my family's company. Here's why I launched J Alexander Fine Woodworking.