In one form or another, Rainier Woodworking Co. has been making cabinets for Puget Sound customers since 1957. Scott Reader bought the Tacoma, Wash.-based shop in 2001 and has established an efficient nested-based manufacturing operation, building primarily off the 32mm system.
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Milwaukee portable vacuum
MILWAUKEE TOOL added a portable vacuum, model 0850-20, to its M12 System lithium-ion category of cordless tools.
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Festool puts you in control with Vecturo multi-tool
Festool’s latest innovation is the Vecturo OS 400, the company’s first oscillating multi-tool, featuring a 400-watt motor, plunge base and depth-stop system.
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Red alder maintains its regional appeal
Red alder is the most abundant hardwood in the Pacific Northwest, available in clear and knotty grades nationwide. It’s easy to work with, sands well and gives a pretty good cherry and mahogany imitation. And it’s moving well in its neck of the w...
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Only in America
Spend a couple of nights waking along Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as The Strip, and eventually nothing will surprise you. A middle-aged man wearing a diaper and nothing else? Check. An old lady in a Batman costume ordering at ...
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Perception vs. reality
Cabinetmakers and furniture builders often look at finishing in very different ways. The former usually spray lacquer or varnish, while the latter often apply wax, oil or shellac by hand. Both, however, are looking for a delicate ...
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Stand out and cash in
We had a little work done on the home place a few months ago. A contractor came in and gave us a price, we signed the papers and all these very professional people showed up one after the other until everything was done.
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VOC rules can cause a mess
Cabinet Makers Association executive director David Grulke sums up regulation of volatile organic compounds, a vital component of most varnishes, paints and stains, with one word.
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- Northwest Hardwoods buys Industrial Timber & Lumber
- Cefla names finishing group sales manager
- Formica Corp. adds four new distributors
- Osborne adds electrical receptacle notching service
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