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Robert Dalheim

Robert Dalheim is an editor at the Woodworking Network. Along with publishing online news articles, he writes feature stories for the FDMC print publication. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Video: Building workholding fixtures on the CNC

YouTuber and woodworker Frank Howarth this time sets his sights on a practical project.
 
"In this project, I made two workholding devices for the CNC wood router table. The first workholding device is a clamp that holds a piece of wood vertical so I can mill the end.  I used it to make the joint in the middle of the carver’s mallets I made last week.

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Infinitum reimagines the guitar, features salvaged Black Maire timber

NEW ZEALAND - Maxwell Custom's latest iteration of its Infinitum guitar series reimagines the classical guitar design and is built in salvaged Kahikatea and Black Maire timbers native to New Zealand.
 
Seeking to create a responsive, harmonically-rich sound, Maxwell challenged the internal bracing of traditional instruments, selecting instead to feature ‘single point’ carbon fiber bracing.

Woodworking Industry News

Gender pay gap reportedly high in labor market

WASHINGTON - The Institute for Women's Policy Research says that the gender pay gap in the U.S. is greater than what was previously assumed. They say women working in the U.S. labor market make 51 percent less than their male counterparts from 2001 to 2015.
 
Their data indicates that between 1968 and 1982, the average labor salary for men was $51,575 and women's was $14,379.