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Magazine

Top Woodworking Tools & Technology from 2015

FDMC magazine's Will Sampson looks at key wood manufacturing technology and tools from 2015, with examples of each. "It was a good year for the woodworking industry and an especially good year for innovations in tools for professional woodworking," says Sampson. "All these tools represent significant advances in their categories."
By William Sampson, January 1, 2016 | 11:02 am CST
Smith Leonard Furniture Insights

Furniture

Residential furniture orders resumed gains in October 2015

Residential furniture orders saw slight gains in October, boding well for the industry which saw its 17-month string of year-over-year growth come to a halt in September. The latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors by High Point accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard saw October new orders increase 1 percent over 2014 figures.
By Karen M. Koenig, December 31, 2015 | 8:27 am CST
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Closets

See what goes into making custom Baldhead garage cabinets

BEND, Ore. -- Baldhead Cabinet Company is full-service, family-owned company that designs and manufactures custom metal garage cabinets in Bend, Oregon. See what goes into building a Baldhead cabinet from start to finish and take a virtual tour of the shop. baldheadcabinets.com[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"81602","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]
By Michaelle Bradford, December 30, 2015 | 10:10 am CST
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News

Offices of the future: 5 ways they will get weirder

Someone in 1980 could have imagined people using super-efficient electric typewriters and cordless phones, wrote Blake Zalcberg, CEO of OFM, in the Huffington Post. But they couldn't have imagined a world of mini computers in their pocket, texting coworkers and writing on smart phones. The office of 2045 is likely to be even more outlandish.
By Karl D. Forth, December 30, 2015 | 9:43 am CST
Furniture shopping

Almanac Market Data

Job prospects have consumers confident, and more likely to spend

Things are looking up, from the consumers' point of view, optimism rising on the jobs front and in business expectations, according to the Conference Board Consumer Conference Index. Confident consumers are more likely to spend on home improvements and furniture. And the sense of improved job security is a key factor in driving home sales.
By Bill Esler, December 30, 2015 | 9:15 am CST