CWB August 2009

By Lauren Heist - Sighn is a man with a mission. His goal: Carve the words “It’s OK” out of wood 1 million times.

By Wade Vonasek - Vertical panel saw manufacturers share advice on keeping blades from binding during rip cuts, as well as keeping cuts from burning or chipping.

By Ann Gurley Rogers - Ed Rode says he likes his designs to ‘reveal the tree within the furniture.’

By Ann Gurley Rogers - Ed Rode’s three decades as a Wall Street trader have helped in his new career as a custom furniture maker.

By Anthony Noel - Maybe you have been in sales before. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, you probably don’t know how to manage a sales force. Second of three parts.

By Rob Ziegelmeier - The USGBC issued Version 3 of LEED. Here are the important changes for woodworkers.

By Michaelle Bradford - A hub of the city’s green movement is based in the Chicago Center for Green Technology. Located in this cutting-edge building, which features solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, energy-efficient plumbing and prairie grass landscaping, is Whitney Wood Works, a green and woman-owned woodworking company.

By Jo-Ann Kaiser - A Wisconsin company reclaims lumber to fabricate flooring and beams for residences across the country.

By Jo-Ann Kaiser - Reclaimed wood offers a beautiful material, with a history.