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Regulation roulette
Written by Bob Flexner Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00
Local, state and federal agencies establish safety and environmental regulations for finish shops — and for cabinet, furniture and refinish shops that do their own finishing. You are required to abide by these regulations or you could be fined.
Taking on all challenges
Written by Ann Goebel Monday, 15 August 2011 00:00
A router with a brain and a droning buzz grinds fancy patterns in hypnotic sweeps across wood, metal and acrylic — common sights and sounds at McGrew Cabinetmakers and the signs of a business plugged into technology. About four years ago, Jim McGrew brought himself and his company into the digital age. “It’s getting so that you have to embrace technology in this business. Otherwise you lose out on a lot of opportunities. For me, automation is a moneymaker, a time-saver and many times it eliminates outsourcing,” he says.
All hands on deck
Written by Jennifer Hicks Monday, 18 July 2011 00:00
As the company name implies, Hands-On Woodworking Inc. prides itself on working directly with the client. Located in Cornelius, N.C., just north of Charlotte, the custom cabinetry shop provides a wide range of products and services to many residential and commercial clients located within an hour’s drive, and also some from across the country.
A tool that every shop needs
Written by Steven Marks Monday, 18 July 2011 00:00
Most agree that social media is good for the bottom line of your business. But how it affects profits, and what applications you use, reveal differences in opinions. No wonder then that the small-business owner — the woodshop owner, the sole proprietor woodworker — becomes confused and often backs off from using these new means of marketing. There is even a question about how to define the bottom line.
Time is money
Written by John English Monday, 13 June 2011 00:00
In woodshops, the same employees tend to work on the same parts of the process every time. This not only trains in-house experts, but it also breaks the construction sequence into a number of logical, self-contained steps.
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