This alder lamp table is unique – since half the project is metal. Here’s how we cut, aligned and finished it.

Sharing the custom woodworking and cabinetmaking history of my young shop from its start at Shutter Crafts, to where J Alexander Fine Woodworking is today.

Whirlwind's latest patent effort for flesh sensing table saw safety devices was among the week's top reports. Most viewed was an article and video of Saturn Design Woodworking's dramatic rotating veneered table.

Sharing the history of my young company. Last time we got up to the wood industry downturn and it's impact on Shutter Crafts, my family's company. Here's why I launched J Alexander Fine Woodworking.

Since many of these blog entries are being published both at my company's blog - J Alexander Fine Woodworking - and on my blog at the WoodWorkingNetwork, I figured I should share with the readers a little history of my young company.

For years we made do with a vertical panel saw to cut large 4×8 sheets into more manageable sizes and a cabinet table saw to cut those pieces into their final sizes. As our production volume grew we needed something more.

A wide belt sander had long been on my wish list. I bought one used, but had to invest heavily in a phase converter to power it.

We invested in some previously owned woodworking equipment as our cabinetry sales increased over the year.