Why paulownia wood was required to build the most expensive surfboard in the world, and how a laminate wood foil makes this $1.3 board uses such an unusual looking fin.
SuperSilent diamond-tooth saw blades have reduced noise levels by 20 decibels - a 75% reduction from the average saw blade. How did they do it? By reshaping the blade
o open a woodshop for the public, Bill McCreary planned to raise $250,000. His goal was to find a space and fill it with saws, power tools, laser cutter, workbenches and other shop basics, then charge the public a membership fee to use it.
NeoCon 2014 in Chicago witnessed a workspace sea change. Custom interior woodworking managers could hear the business case for how adaptive office furnishings help wring productivity from talented next-generation workers.
To see if the optimism for a significant uptick in business expressed by the 800+ respondents to our earlier study has held true, the Cabinet Makers Association has begun a new study to refresh results captured earlier this year.
I owned a 50-person millwork firm in Chicago, Final Finish, for 28 years until the downturn closed us down in 2010. Here's what I learned, and how it can help your woodworking business.