CWB June 2010
In This Issue
Daniel Island Woodworks' CNC
Daniel Island Woodworks offers high-end manufacturing and custom architectural millwork and woodworking services from its state-of-the-art facility in North Charleston, SC.
KBIS Trends & Highlights
More than 37,000 people flocked to Chicago for one of the industry’s premiere events, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), which took place April 16-18. Trade show officials reported that attendance was up 30% over last year’s show.
Products Featured in Custom Woodworking Business, June 2010
See the woodworking equipment and wood working machines that were featured in the June 2010 issue of Custom Woodworking Business magazine.
Magic Finished Case Has Hidden Drawers
Brian Grabski, a Minneapolis, MN-based commercial woodworker, specializes in building custom interiors and one-of-a-kind furniture. To learn the trade, Grabski worked summers in cabinet shops during high school, and while earning a business degree at the University of Colorado in 2005.
Retooling for Recovery
Large wood industry firms restructure; small woodworking businesses retool and reposition. Either way, it’s a critical moment to prepare for the recovery. Daniel Island Woodworks, a Charleston, SC, custom woodworking operation (see page 22), has identified a market opening: with closure of several kitchen cabinet businesses in its area, the firm is targeting home builders and remodelers as an opportunity for growth. It will also open a design center where its clients can meet with their clients for creative development of projects. It will be standing at-the-ready with all its woodworking expertise to take those dream projects to reality and grow another market segment.
Re-cycled Wood Sourcing
Exceptional sources for wood are intriguing. Public acceptance of
distressed wood — surfaces with character marks — have arisen over the
years to have a significant impact on design trends. Reclaimed woods
from old construction are one source — old water towers and warehouses,
and even submerged forests — some of them highly valuable species that
would be protected if above water — that may be legally harvested where
man-made damns have flooded acreage.
IWF 2010 Challengers Award entrants
This year’s biggest woodworking industry show is the biennial 2010
International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF),
running Wednesday to Saturday, August 25-28, 2010, at the Georgia World
Congress Center in Atlanta. One of the highlights of the show is the
Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award, which showcases innovative
new technology. Sixty-five companies had entered 80 products to compete
for the Challengers Award by the April 30 deadline.
Luxury Custom Closet, A Rare Treasure
Brian Grabski, a Minneapolis, MN-based commercial woodworker, specializes in building custom interiors and one-of-a-kind furniture.He has also turned his attention to luxury closets