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Bill Esler
ConfSenior Editor

Bill wrote for WoodworkingNetwork.com, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines. 

Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

Bill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs. He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs.

In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

Bill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

Woodworking Industry News

Google and HomeAdvisor Partner in Home Improvement Services

HomeAdvisor scored a partnership with Google for finding cabinet makers, closet designers and other home improvement and services firms. HomeAdvisor's Instant Booking for homeowners searching for local service pros online is the latest entry in a heated competition that includes Facebook-Pro.com, Lowe's-Porch.com,Home Depot-Red Beacon, along with freestanding entries including Amazon Home Services, Angie's List, and Houzz.

Ask a Woodworker

10 Christmas Gifts Woodworkers Will Love for 2015

For the woodworker, it's going to be tools, lumber and veneer. And more tools. Developing the 2015 shopping list for someone who works with wood all day, the editors at Woodworking Network tried to think out of the dovetail box. Besides exotic hardwood that can inspire a project, or a specialized tool or jig that's so cool it doesn't matter if its useful, we added some good works suggestions this time around: it's better to give than to receive.

Cabinets

American Woodmark Cabinets Adds New Board Member from Lennox

WINCHESTER, VA - American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) named David W. Moon of Lennox International, Inc. to its board of directors.
 
Moon serves as the Executive Vice President and President and Chief Operating Officer of Lennox International, Inc.'s Worldwide Refrigeration Segment, which serves heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets. Moon joined Lennox International, Inc. in 1998. Prior to that, he held various management positions with Allied Signal, Inc., Case Corporation, and Tenneco Inc.

Video

Minimalist Cam and Dowel Connectors for Solid Wood, Panel

TorpedoCSIS says its interlocking cam and dowel connectors mechanically pull in any joint combination of solid wood, plywood, chipboard, honeycomb panels, bring like and different materials closer together by an average 4 mm. Glaser & Associates distributes the Australian sourced hardware in the U.S.

Wood Machinery & Supplies

Hairpin Leg, at 75, Is Now a Modern Classic

Furniture makers can join in the celebration, as the hairpin leg turns 75 years old. Created by industrial designer Henry Glass in 1941, it is trendily retro, and enjoying a bump in popularity along with everything in mid-century modern design, as well as designs favoring mixed metal and wood.