FDMC February 2018

This custom built shop cart from Belgian furniture maker Timothy Wilmots is a height-adjustable assembly table, a glue-up table, a panel cart, a Festool-inspired dog-hold bench, a drying rack, and a mobile shop cart - all in one.

Wood finishing technology and other European woodworking best practices are getting a firsthand look by approximately two dozen North American woodworking professionals as they join Cefla North America on a technology tour of Italy.

What kind of wood should you use when making a woodworking project using reclaimed wood?

Developing smarter technology and integrating wood manufacturing systems to stay ahead of the rapidly growing competitive threat from mainland Chinese firms.

Fast growing commercial cabinetry firm relies on people first, then technology

Q. What is causing uneven stain absorption? Specifically, we can see, within each growth ring, good and sparse adsorption. This is with pine. Also, maybe it is the same thing, but why doesn’t varnish and paint stick well to pine plywood when exposed outside?

Return to Wood of the Month Index

The Charlotte Convention Center will play host to the event featuring woodworking machinery, supplies, educational sessions and plant tours.

Profitability through Innovation is the theme of the Closets Track, one of three education tracks, for next month’s Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo as it returns to Pasadena at the Pasadena Convention Center. The annual event, which features a full-day conference, plant tour and exposition, is dedicated to home remodeling professionals specializing in building kitchen cabinets, closets, and other home storage designs.

The group of 300 largest cabinet, millwork, furniture and fixture manufacturers marks six straight years of sales expansion.