FDMC September 2019 | Woodworking Network

Cabinets

Custom cabinet maker seeks to be a destination for customers

Minnesota company wants to make custom an option.

By Karl D. Forth, September 3, 2019 | 7:44 am CDT

Design

Student Fresh Wood winners display creativity, attention to detail at AWFS

Thirty-three Fresh Wood student finalists won monetary prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000, along with trophies and software prizes.

By Karl D. Forth, July 23, 2019 | 12:40 pm CDT

Wood Pro Expo Lancaster

Make an appointment to see the Wood Dr. at WPE Lancaster

LANCASTER, Pa. – Gene Wengert, aka the Wood Dr., will deliver the keynote speech to open day two of Wood Pro Expo. Wengert’s presentation, free to all WPE attendees and exhibitors, is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Friday, October 18.

By Rich Christianson, July 26, 2019 | 6:49 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

New California rice straw-based MDF plant to start production this fall

Location will employ 115 to annually produce more than 140 million square feet of rice straw-based MDF.

By Karl D. Forth, July 25, 2019 | 4:16 pm CDT

WMS News

WMS speaker calls ERP the ‘backbone’ of his factory’s automation

Luke Elias, president of Muskoka Cabinet Co. Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, will share his firsthand knowledge and passion of plant automation during a luncheon presentation scheduled for noon Thursday Oct. 31 at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo.

By Rich Christianson, August 12, 2019 | 2:39 pm CDT

Solid Wood Machining

What is the difference between red oak and white oak?

We divide the many species of oak (genus name is Quercus) into two basic groups: Red oak and white oak. Within each of these groups are about 20 species that are commercially used for lumber. However, almost all lumber is sold as either red or white and the species separations are not made.

In the woods, if the leaves on the tree are rounded at the ends, it is in the white oak group. Pointed ends mean red oak.