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Using social media for promoting a business has become a common practice. It only takes a few seconds to post to a social media page and your latest thought or project can be presented to thousands of “followers”.

Are you a trained craftsperson? If so, how much training do you have?

To my fellow procrastinators, it’s time to register, book a flight and find a hotel for the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta.

Next to software and operator training, CNC shops struggle most with properly securing work to the table.

Ever need to buy a single piece of cabinet hardware that typically comes in a set? Do you hate doing that as much as I do?

It seems like the cost of everything associated with doing business is rising. But the one the thing that is actually going down and going down dramatically is advertising.

It’s not always a case of, “You can’t have enough clamps.” Sometimes it’s just about finding the clamps you already have.

It’s a fact of life – both everyday life and woodworking life – that stuff wears out, not matter how well made it is.

I’m a bit concerned about how tariffs imposed on imports might affect woodworking businesses.

When you make/fix/create/solve something, you want it to last as long as possible, right? Sometimes, that’s not always the best idea.

Webster’s defines industry as “economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.”

Beginning June 1, composite wood products that are sold, supplied, offered for sale, manufactured or imported in the United States will need to be labeled as compliant to the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on formaldehyde emission standards.

When touting the qualities of various finishes, the terms “protection” and “durability” are often used. The problem is that they are often used interchangeably when they actually have very different meanings.

I don’t know what you guys are trying to run on your molders but based on the condition of some of the spindles in for repair, I think it might just be concrete. Broken shafts, seized bearings, “welded” tooling all can be prevented, and it starts with listening for signs.

I love when tools are improved and upgraded, but sometimes the simplest enhancements resonate the most with me.

For those of you who’ve ever dreamed of stepping into my shoes, now’s your chance! Grab your arbor wrench, and let’s change table saw blades!

Social media has been at the forefront of the news lately, largely due to the negative press given to the abuse of a user’s private data.

Remember me telling you a local school is getting rid of their industrial arts programs, including woodshop? I have some good news.

I recently saw an internet posting of a very fine piece of woodwork. There were many compliments, including “that could be in the Louvre!”

How do you deal with an error in a project? To my way of thinking, there are three things you can (try to) do.

I’d like you to meet my two best helpers, without whom I’d probably never get anything done.

Let’s start with a few random thoughts…  We remodeled our kitchen 12 years ago with a new dishwasher and refrigerator.

A mid-sized cabinet shop with a CNC router for milling flat stock is quite dependent on either personal computers or work stations.