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It can be hard for a woodshop to keep current with bits and blades.

Rising out of the ashes of war, Ikea spent the second half of the 20th century developing ways to flat-pack furniture.

Owner and CEO Matt Hinson, with a background in hedge fund management and investment banking, is growing CDC Woodworking in Pensacola, Fla., for today’s market.

Mark Richey Woodworking, a large architectural woodworking plant in Newburyport, Mass., known for mastering sustainable business practices, has recently purchased the corporate furniture brand of WallGoldfinger Inc.

Rough humor by Steve Spiro

A few years ago, I was asked to make felloes for a wagon wheel.

It’s one of the most visible and tactile signs of a good job.

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is a research-intensive public campus with 33,000 students in its pre- and post-graduate classes.

Greg Hubbard was introduced to the family cabinetry business as a teenager.

Rough humor by Steve Spiro

SkillsUSA recently named 24 chapters as Models of Excellence in recognition of their integration and application of personal, workplace and technical skills. SkillsUSA is one of the largest programs promoting career and technical education.

By now, most woodworkers are quite familiar with the phrase “Industry 4.0”, which describes the current and fourth industrial revolution.

Harold and Sylvia Crawford weren’t daunted when their son, David, approached them about backing a cabinet shop in 1984.

Rough humor by Steve Spiro

Rockler always has something in store (pun intended) and its latest promotion, the “Build it with Rockler” series, is aimed at helping beginning woodworkers improve their skills.

Whether it’s drawer slides, pulls, corbels, aluminum doors, moldings or lighting, there’s a world of possibility out there for casework designers.

While many woodshops use prefinished hardwood veneered panels to cut down on construction time, there has been resistance among others to jump aboard because of a belief that the coating will scratch in transit or use, and also because of an impression that the choices are limited to a clear UV on natural veneer.

Remember back in shop class when joinery used to mean lap, butt, mortise or dovetail? Well, times have changed.

Hard work and dedication has paid off for Damon Rebhahn, owner of River City Custom Cabinetry in Atlantic Beach, Fla., a coastal city adjacent to Jacksonville.

There’s no limit to what can be done with a personal sawmill. That, says Wood-Mizer, is obvious from company’s biennial “Personal Best Contest”.

Rough humor by Steve Spiro

Woodshops that produce flooring are usually among the first to notice new consumer appetites.