FDMC March 2018
In This Issue
Xylexpo woodworking fair preview: New layout, technology innovations
A preview of some of the new features and woodworking innovations on display at the 2018 Xylexpo Fair was given to a large group of international journalists at a special event hosted by show organizer Acimall. The biennial show will be held May 8-12 in Milan, Italy.
By
Karen M. Koenig,
February 1, 2018 | 2:05 pm CST
Software helps multi-faceted firm stay on track
Timberline Cabinetry & Millwork pretty much does it all. Founded by Kent Swinson and Tim White in 1999, the Manhattan, Kansas-based company produces commercial casework and architectural millwork, along with residential cabinetry and a host of home organization products, such as closets, laundry rooms and garage solutions marketed under the HangUps by Timberline brand.
By
Jo-Ann Kaiser,
February 27, 2018 | 1:46 pm CST
Are we in the fashion industry?
Cabinet trends survey reveals the power of changing popularity and how it affects manufacturing.
By
William Sampson,
February 27, 2018 | 9:54 am CST
Top kitchen cabinet trends: frameless, paint over stains, and soft close
Annual kitchen cabinet trends survey shows dramatic changes in construction, materials and finishing.
By
William Sampson,
February 27, 2018 | 9:37 am CST
More changes good and bad in FDMC 300 group of companies
More consolidations and closings reported in 2017.
By
Karl D. Forth,
March 1, 2018 | 8:38 am CST
Technology helps underground shop take on any custom project
Custom cabinet and millwork company makes special designs in its own cavern club.
By
Karl D. Forth,
March 2, 2018 | 4:40 pm CST
Powerful tool aids designers, finishers
Virtual Panel Studio offers hundreds of finishing samples that can be searched online.
By
William Sampson,
February 27, 2018 | 10:07 am CST
Remembrance – A wave to Wendell Castle
Wendell Castle passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, from leukemia, and I’ve just returned from an afternoon at his home. He is survived by his wife Nancy Jurs, daughter Alison, son Bryon and two grandchildren. I was returning a collection of personal photographs that I used in a lecture I gave about him and our good friend, Gary Knox Bennett, for a Furniture Society Conference.
By
Scott Grove,
January 26, 2018 | 10:01 am CST
Woodworking Boot Camp lives up to its name
Yes, woodworking boot camp is a real thing. And it's a week I won't soon forget.
By
Robert Dalheim,
February 27, 2018 | 2:17 pm CST
Rosewood in guitars, revisited
Q: Is there anyone in the woodworking business that will take on a question? Here goes...rosewood. A lovely smelling wood, moreover, a gigantic gorgeous wood that takes the sound of a guitar to a new level.
By
Gene Wengert,
February 6, 2018 | 3:56 pm CST
Brazilian rosewood
Beautiful and rare, Brazilian rosewood, also called jacaranda, is perhaps one of the most beautiful woods in the world. However, extensive harvesting over the past three centuries has virtually eliminated this tree from the Brazilian forests.
By
Gene Wengert,
January 27, 2013 | 6:00 pm CST
Triple threat pedestal stand
Bora Portamate pedestal has three ways to support work.
By
William Sampson,
February 12, 2018 | 8:52 am CST
