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Rich Christianson
President/Owner/C-Level

Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.

Wood Pro Expo Illinois

Lockdowel to demo fast cabinet box and drawer assembly at Wood Pro Expo IL

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Lockdowel, well known for its invisible fastening systems for assembling cabinets, drawer boxes, and furniture, will demonstrate its products, including the new Channel Lock, at Wood Pro Expo Illinois, co-located with the Closets Expo, April 18-19, 2024. Channel Lock facilitates fast and easy assembly of drawer boxes for any closet or cabinet design and more. No glue, screws, or clamps are required. Instead, the Channel Lock system utilizes keyhole slots routed on a CNC machine to join cabinet parts together with a friction grip.

Closets Conference & Expo Products

2024 Closets Expo preview video: CCF custom drawer boxes

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – CCF Industries, a manufacturer of standard and custom drawer boxes, will showcase its extensive capabilities at the 2024 Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois, April 17-19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center.  "If you can draw it, then we can build it,” is CCF's motto, Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials including 16 solid wood species, Baltic birch plywood, melamine, NAUF panels, and FSC materials. Side thicknesses include ½ in., 5/8 in., and ¾ in. Drawers can be assembled with dovetails or dowels.