FDMC January 2025
In This Issue
Value perception is the key to pricing
Customers will only pay you as much as they think your products are worth.
Pricing Workshop: Establish a loaded hourly shop rate
Before pricing any work, establish a loaded hourly shop rate to know what you need to make to ensure a profit.
Wood Doctor: Understanding how heating air drops humidity
Gene Wengert, the Wood Doctor, also answers questions and gives tips for bending wood and measuring core and shell moisture content.
Soft maple: Despite name, good for flooring, furniture
Despite its name, soft maple is a more than adequate species for furniture, flooring, cabinets and other products.
Factory closures, government regulations, and more top trending stories
Each month in FDMC Magazine we feature the 'Notable Nine Online', nine stories that were the most viewed and engaged with from WoodworkingNetwork.com over the past month. The following stories were chosen by our readers by what they were most interested in from November 13, 2024, to December 13, 2024.
CMA mourns former board member Ed Curtis
Longtime successful shop owner and stalwart booster of small shops was 64.
Former WPMA exec Philip Bibeau has died
Longtime industry advocate and former executive director of the Wood Products Manufacturers Association, Philip Bibeau died Dec. 7 following complications from Lewy Body dementia. He was 67.
William Filthaut Sr., co-founder of JB Cutting, dies at 77
William “Bill” Filthaut Sr., known as a man of innovation, resilience, and vision, died Dec. 4, 2024, after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
Celebrating employee ownership: How Gemini inspires growth
Evolving from humble beginnings to an international supplier of innovative wood coatings, Gemini Industries shows how to spur growth with the help of its employee-owners.
Gemini Industries' six-decade journey of growth
From humble beginnings, Gemini Industries has grown tremendously. Today, it's footprint includes seven manufacturing and supply locations across the United States and two centrally located manufacturing, shipping, and laboratory facilities staffed by a team of nearly 200 employee-owners. Here is a look at the company's 60 years of growth that continues to this day.
Environmental leadership starts with asking the right questions
Caron Industries sees a competitive advantage by telling wood’s climate-positive story.
Optimize dust collection at the tool
Dust begins at the cutting tool and optimized dust collection efforts must begin there.
Building quality cabinets for the multi-family market
The company incorporates its core values and offers value-added touches to provide quality cabinetry to the multi-family market segment.
Improve your process fast
How to drive an immediate result in any area of your business.
National Woods Board takes steps for skilled workforce
New leadership, curriculum efforts, pilot schools all part of training push.
Closets, woodworking events converge in Florida
Mark your calendars as Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo Florida combine to be the next big industry event.