Share your best practices, tips and techniques for manufacturing furniture, cabinets, architectural woodwork, closets and more. The Red Book Resource Guide for Best Practices is looking for articles for possible inclusion in this annual issue, to be published in March 2013.

Submissions can be presented in a standard article format, anecdotal, Q&A format or as 5-10 bullet points; information should not be brand specific. Your company will be credited for supplying the information, and the company’s web site will be provided to our readers.

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The Red Book is your key to optimizing your woodworking operation. Coverage in the guide includes: solid wood machining and lumber selection, panel processing, cutting tool usage, laminating and veneering, sanding and finishing, component selection, hardware usage, assembly, software systems, moisture detection and more.

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Tying it all together is the key component: the online Red Book’s searchable database of more than 2,000 manufacturers and exclusive distributors, of more than 600 types of woodworking equipment and supplies. Search by category within the “plant layout” or by typing specific keywords. Specification charts on more than 20 different machinery and supply categories also can be downloaded for quick comparisons.

The Red Book has the reputation as the oldest and most-used resource guide in the industry. Gain recognition by being part of it. Contact me at [email protected], 847-634-4366, if you would like to submit editorial. The deadline for submissions is January 11.

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