FDMC January 2024
In This Issue
What have you learned today?
Learning is more powerful than training and is the key to future success.
Building hope through job training
The Revolution Workshop helps build skills, hope, and resilience in two of Chicago’s most underserved communities through construction and woodworking training, and through job creation.
Dura Supreme Cabinetry celebrates 31st Annual Kids Switch Day
What started out as a Cub Scout project in the early 1990's is now an annual company event.
National Woods Board revs up to transform wood industry education
This new non-profit organization is developing a scalable curriculum that incorporates the WCA Skill Standards and Passport credentialing system to teach students woodworking skills that will make them workforce ready.
Expedition vessel offers 'home away from (luxury) home' feel
Set to launch Summer 2023, Seabourn Pursuit will welcome travelers with 132 luxurious oceanfront veranda suites. Available in an array of layouts and dimensions, all accommodations create the elevated ambiance that is a hallmark of every Seabourn travel experience.
Understanding CNC tooling coatings
Manufacturers offer a rainbow of coatings, but how do you decide?
#YoungWoodPro contest takes off for 2024
Matt Buell returns as host, and Grizzly renews sponsorship of contest
and portal for new pro woodworkers.
American-made components from Amish country
Century Components is growing. It recently opened a new assembly and warehouse facility.
A rip guide for the job site
Bora NGX rip guide makes for straight rip cuts with a circular saw.
Anti-fingerprint surfaces — a trend that’s here to stay
One of the most interesting design innovations in recent years can make almost any material a premium surface option.
Three principles of lean learning
What are you doing to close your personal knowledge gap?
What determines color and strength in wood?
The Wood Doctor also answers questions about bumps in wooden flooring, and how thick 4/4 lumber is supposed to be.
Lodgepole pine: A strong and useful pine species
Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) grows in the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to northern New Mexico, in the Black Hills and on the Pacific Coast. Poles of this tree were used by Native Americans for structural supports for teepees and lodges; hence the common name of lodgepole.