The Evolution of a Family Company: Mountain Home's 31-year history is a journey of steady growth, with a commitment to quality and improvements through technology. - April

A step-by-step description and advice for successfully creating some of today's most popular finishes.

Increased Automation, Increased Productivity: Chesnick Corp.'s new equipment moves projects through the shop more quickly. - October

European Shop Combines Two Markets for Steady Sales: Caerels-Braems, a small company in Bruges, Belgium, maintains a smooth cash flow by producing unfinished solid wood furniture for consumers and dowels for other furniture makers. - August 1999

Evaluating Employees: There's just one thing worse than a manager who offers only negative feedback to employees, and that's one who provides none at all. - July 2001

'Stair Master' Brings New Dimensions to Spiral Staircase An elliptical staircase from John Wonderly Architectural Woodworking of Springboro, OH, won the 1997 Design Portfolio Award's millwork category.

2000 Design Portfolio Award Recipients: Among this year's many creative entries, 14 projects stood out from the rest and received top honors in the 2000 Design Portfolio Awards competition. - Dec. 1999

A Little About Accentuating the Grain: This technique for enhancing grain can be used to make one species look like another or bring out the natural beauty of various woods. - October 2001

At KOL Industries Inc. Challenges Are Routine: Providing custom woodwork for the high-end residential market in Baltimore, MD, is never boring, say owners Robert Schatz and Mark Schaub. - May 2000

Everything to Everybody: From high-end cabinetry and closets to kitchen appliances and cabinet doors, Kiesler Enterprises offers its customers a variety of options. - September