Catching Up with CNC Software
A comprehensive guide to the latest releases, new features and recent corporate developments.
Spraying no-wipe stains can provide richer results
The most common method of staining is to apply a wet coat and wipe off all or most of the excess before the stain dries. Any application tool can be used to apply the stain – rag, brush or spray gun, or you can dip, then wipe.
Choosing a small shop CNC
Form following function is a weather worn adage, but its inverse is perhaps more relevant when choosing a CNC router.
Housing report documents shortfall
With the nation’s economy on sound footing and incomes on the rise, the number of people forming households in the United States has finally returned to a more normal pace.
LPI celebrates its 25 anniversary
Laser Product Industries is marking 25 years of digital measuring solutions for companies in stone and various other industries. Founded by Dan Louis in 1994, LPI was created on the premise of helping people out by making their jobs easier, understanding how cumbersome it was to measure countertops, cabinets, and rooms in general, according to the company.
Guy Bucey to deliver keynote at CMA conference
Guy Bucey will be the opening speaker at the Cabinet Makers Association’s 2020 national conference, scheduled for Mar. 4-6 in St. Charles, Ill.
Atlantic Plywood announces expansion into Midwest markets
Effective immediately, Atlantic Plywood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parksite, is expanding its business model into the Midwest with a select product mix, that includes Columbia Forest Products, ATI Decorative Laminates, Rehau, Knape & Vogt, Century Components, and Mirka Abrasives.
Discipline
Discipline in the woodshop is important, whether you have employees sharing that shop or not.
Command respect
Remember Strickland, the stern, disciplinarian school principal in the “Back to the Future” movie? “Discipline!” was his litany. And to be sure, discipline is important.
And then what?
I’m always annoyed by online posts that relate some event, but then never follow up to tell me what eventually happened. Here, then, a few follow-ups.
Cutting in
No matter how careful you are in the woodshop, cuts happen. However, there are some shop tasks where they happen more often than others.
Table Saw Innovations
The market for cabinet saws, slider attachments and jobsite models keeps expanding.
Getting the Best Connection
Shops of all types can improve their joinery methods and procedures with these new jigs, fasteners and CNC solutions.
The Mechanics of Outsourcing
How to determine the true costs, benefits, logistics and pitfalls of using outside suppliers
Switching Lanes
New Jersey shop considers more commercial projects as the residential market tightens.
