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CNC vs. conventional machining

While CNC machines make the process of designing, cutting, and building products more sophisticated and easy to carry out, what’s the real difference between using CNC and conventional machining?

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Components, Hardware & Assembly

5 tips for starting a carpentry business

If you’re in the carpentry industry, or in any trade really, you will have to rely a lot on commission based work. You essentially have to make your own luck, especially if you’re in charge of the business yourself. The jobs won’t come to you at first, eventually once you’re reputable people will seek you out, but you have to earn that reputation.

Woodworking Industry News

Final clarity for the EPA Formaldehyde Regulation

This month the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a series of proposed technical amendments to the TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products rule.  These proposed amendments, when finalized, will ensure greater alignment with the existing California Air Resources Board formaldehyde regulation’s (CARB 2) certification and testing procedures and, in some instances, provide greater clarity on the application of requirements.  This is good news for composite wood panel manufacturers and companies that use the panels to make components and fi

Cabinets

One way to assemble cabinets faster

When I first started in cabinets, about fifteen years ago, I had a very small shop. It was about 1,000-1,200 sq. feet.
 
Back then, our whole goal was to see how quickly we could get all the plywood for a job cut. We were only concerned about getting the plywood ready for building as quickly as possible. We did this for several months until we started noticing that it caused so much work on the backend of things when we actually started building. 
 
After a few months, we changed gears.

Management

Sharpen your bandsaw blade on the mill

Through the years I have dulled a lot of bandsaw blades on my sawmill, and for the longest time, I have struggled with keeping them sharp. I have tried multiple tools and methods to get this done, but only within the last year do I feel like I have found a good solution.