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Rich Christianson
President/Owner/C-Level

Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.

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SMA’s Interactive 3D model defines 50 common stair terms

DALTON, Ohio – What’s a standoff? What’s a skirt board? Find these and definitions of 48 other common terms using the Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association’s (SMA) Virtual Stair Tool. The tool is a digital glossary powered by an interactive 3D stair model. The 3D anatomy of a staircase was developed in partnership with Staircon, a developer of stair design and manufacturing software.