FDMC January 2018
In This Issue
Making a big splash with frameless cabinets
Georgia company plans to be building 8,000 cabinets a week by summer.
Tours highlight best practices in millwork manufacturing
Tips and techniques for manufacturing cabinetry and architectural millwork were seen by more than 80 North American professional woodworkers and industry suppliers during plant tours of North Atlantic Corp, and South Shore Millwork. The tours were conducted as part of the 88th annual meeting of the Wood Products Manufacturers Association, which took place Sept. 19-21 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Pollaro to turn oldest white oak into legacy furniture
The oldest white oak tree in the United States will get new life when master furniture maker Frank Pollaro turns some of the tree’s massive trunk into a limited series of custom tables, including one with a Revolutionary War musket ball embedded in it.
Lean boosts production for cabinet door company
Mullet Door makes cabinet doors in a shop in Abbeville, South Carolina.
What makes cabinet doors stick?
Q. What makes cabinet doors stick? We have several theories thrown around in meetings, but we want the truth.
African padauk
Excellent red accent wood. Padauk is an excellent turning wood and is widely used for fancy turnery such as knife and tool handles. The bark yields a wonderful, bright red dye that was used for body coloring for religious festivals.
The lean mindset, Part 1
Focusing on growth and learning is key to having a lean mindset.
Paul Downs announced as keynote speaker at CMA anniversary conference
The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) has announced Paul Downs of Paul Downs Cabinetmakers as the opening keynote speaker at its 20th anniversary conference set to occur March 1-2, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.