Best practices for ripping random width lumber and creating a good glue joint.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reenacts household tip-over accidents and shows how "large TVs and unstable furniture can be a deadly combination" for young children.

This special section brought to you by Custom Woodworking Business and WoodLINKS USA celebrates more than a decade of woodworking industry education partnership. . . and tells how you can become involved.

These schools have WoodLINKS programs. To start one near you call 217-252-3239.

High-quality ready-to-assemble furniture was on display by WoodLINKS USA students at the August 2010 International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta. More than $13,000 in prizes were handed out to five high schools and post-secondary institutions.

WoodLINKS USA is alive and kicking.

In the face of a still critical shortage of skilled personnel entering the wood industry, WoodLINKS USA was established as a partnership between industry and education. Today, after more than a decade of service in the United States, WoodLINKS provides a leading woodworking industry training program for students at all levels.

High-end architectural millwork firm Mark Richey Woodworking won an Autodesk Inventor award in August for its ongoing work on the Helzberg Hall, home of the Kansas City Symphony.