Custom Woodworking Business July 2014
In This Issue
How to Turn New Wood into Antique Beams
If you are looking for a way to work out your frustration on reclaimed wood, then boy do I have a job for you!
CNC Machines: In The Beginning / Is Your Wood Shop Ready?
CNC routers are becoming as commonplace as sliding tablesaws in the modern woodshop, but woodworkers should consider whether or not the investment will pay off.
Bite-sized Miter Saw Makes 12-inch Cross Cuts
The Bosch 8-Inch Single Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw comparable to 10-inch saws
Professional Pocket-Hole Machine Is Also Portable
Kreg's Foreman pocket-hole machine creates pilot holes for pocket joinery in a single motion. It is priced at $399.
Live Edge Says It All for Maple Table from Storm-felled Tree
Jason Holtz revives elm, ash and maple trees with live edges and custom designs. This custom table features a live edge maple top and a trestle base. He used mortise and tenon joinery to attach table legs.
How Your Work Profits Clients: Adaptive Office Furnishings
NeoCon 2014 presented custom interior woodworkers with the business case for “adaptive” office furnishings; IWF 2014 will showcase new tools and technological innovations for growing in the industry.
Most Commented: Japanese Saws, Hiring Veterans & Advertising
Woodworkers and business owners discuss trending topics on Woodworking Network such as tools, advertising strategies and resources for hiring veterans.
Contract Furniture at NeoCon: What’s Wood Got to Do With It?
Speakers at NeoCon 2014 discussed contract furniture design in relation to productivity and profit in major brands including Coca-Cola, Zappos, Twitter, Manpower and Quicken Loans
Technology Reigns at IWF: New Tools from Equipment Manufacturers
Wood industry equipment manufacturers offer up new technologies, which will be on display during IWF 2014; Much anticipation centers on developments from Challengers Award Finalists
Thin Stone Veneer Surfaces for Furniture and Millwork
Earth Anatomy Fabrication lays natural marble, granite, onyx and travertine stone veneer surfaces as thin as 1mm on custom wood furniture pieces and vertical millwork applications.
Cabinet Hardware at IWF: New Hinges, Slides, Glides and Knobs
For face frame, frameless, classical, transitional and modern cabinetry, functional and decorative hardware is essential; supplier updates and launches can be seen at IWF 2014
Touchy-Feely Panels: Laminates & Rough Woods Emphasize Texture
Panels add visual interest these days by incorporating texture. The uneven surface of lightly finished wood adds shadow to the play of light. Laminate panel producers are mimicking this trend – texturizing surfaces to correspond to the visual wood grain pattern.
NK Woodworking Brings Boat-Building Expertise to Staircases
NK Woodworking's Nathie Katzoff, one of the the youngest members of the Stairway Manufacturers Association, builds elaborate wooden staircases with woodworking skilled honed as a boat builder.
European Cabinetry: Seamless Edgebanding & High-Gloss Surfaces
European-style cabinetry, with a high-gloss surface that delivers sleek style and feel, remains in high demand in the kitchen, bathroom and living room
Tech Spot: Thermwood Cut Center, Fully Programmed CNC
Thermwood says its new Cut Center technology takes a totally new approach to making custom cabinetry, closets, furniture and related items with no programming required.
Custom Woodworking Business July 2014 Reader Service
Custom Woodworking Business July 2014 Reader Service
Woodworking Inventors: Learn How Your Peers Create New Products
Register now to hear six wood industry business creators tell how they launched products to build their business. Receive free admission to IWF 2014, and be automatically entered to win a free Samsung Tablet. The day-long symposium is at the International Woodworking Fair 2014 Aug. 19 in Atlanta.