Custom Woodworking Business November 2012
In This Issue
How Tape and Putty Work Together to Fix Wood Splintering
Finishing the discussion on how tape can reduce splintering followed by an explanation on how water-based wood putty helps fill cracks and holes in your wood project.
Sanding and Finishing While Using Putty to Fill the Cracks
Discussing how water-based putty makes for an easy fix for cracks in this wood project while moving on to the sanding and finishing of the rails.
Finishing a Sapele Veneer Console Table
A side table is veneered in sapele and finished with a bright-rubbed conversion varnish. The five-sided top took five rounds of veneering.
Unique Joinery Wins Deal for New Breed Furniture
New Breed Furniture Network says it has won its largest contract furniture sale: outfitting new offices for a digital giant in Chicago. The wood production firm will scale up operations to handle the work.
Four Steps to Surfacing a CNC Spoilboard
MDF spoilboards: you've got to prepare the board for use on a CNC router bed, to remove the sealer and make it porous so the vacuum will pull through it and hold down the work piece.
Sliding Table Saw Makes the Cut
How does a saw maker celebrate turning 90? Germany’s Otto Martin started in 1922 making woodworking machinery. To mark its 90th, it added three new sliding table saws.
A Bandsaw Swings 360 Degrees
MD Dario offers bandsaws mounted on an articulated arm so the saw can swing to the wood, making intricate cuts while the work piece holds still.
Glued Dowels for Stronger Drawers
Pre-glued dowels used in the assembly process better maintain the structural integrity of its dowel drawers, says Drawer Connection, and ensures that dowels stay securely fastened.
Tischlerei-Fine Woodworking's People Power
Tischlerei – Fine Woodworking, LLC opened a high-end custom woodworking shop in Salina, KS, last month. Owner Olaf Gerhardt moved 90 miles from cramped quarters for a talented local labor pool.
Cabinetry Shop Management Takes a Fresh Approach
After the Rudnitzkis put their stamp on it, including shop-floor iPads integrated to sales and order entry and new CNCs, a troubled cabinet business is growing rapidly.
Lido Cabinets Best Practices
Building cabinetry in house and sourcing components locally make deadlines and carry advantages that appeal to clients.
Another Side to Custom Woodworking Business
Custom Woodworking Business is printed in tandem with its sister magazine Closets - back to back.
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